EPA Seeks Comment on Plan to Review Fluoride’s Health Effects

The EPA has released for public comment its strategy to review the health effects of fluoride in drinking water.

The preliminary assessment plan the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday doesn’t contain conclusions about the mineral’s human health effects nor make any statement about its risks. Instead, the document provides the road map the agency will use to examine fluoride’s toxicity.

Following the 30-day public comment on the plan, and the subsequent draft toxicity assessment it will develop, the EPA will finalize its toxicity conclusions. Those will provide the scientific foundation the agency will use to decide whether and what ...