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NickB79

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Sun Nov 2, 2025, 10:34 PM Nov 2025

FDA health warning as restriction placed on kids' fluoride supplements

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fluoride-toothpaste-jfk-jr-fda-b2856964.html

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved to restrict the use of fluoride supplements for children, marking the latest intervention by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s department concerning a common dental care chemical.

The agency announced on Friday that these products, designed to strengthen children's teeth, are no longer advised for those under three years old, nor for older children who do not face significant risks of tooth decay.

Previously, these supplements were routinely prescribed for infants as young as six months. This decision falls short of earlier FDA indications in May, which suggested regulators might seek to remove the products entirely from the market.

Instead, the FDA has issued warnings to four companies, cautioning them against marketing their products beyond the newly established guidelines.


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FDA health warning as restriction placed on kids' fluoride supplements (Original Post) NickB79 Nov 2025 OP
So how soon before all Americans' teeth are cavity ridden? sinkingfeeling Nov 2025 #1
Fluoride is a commie plot to poison our precious bodily fluids. Morbius Nov 2025 #2
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