Utah becomes first state to back RFK Jr’s radical change by banning common mineral in tap water

Utah has become the first US state to ban fluoride from all public drinking water, backing controversial plans from Robert F Kennedy Jr. 

The law was signed Thursday by Governor Spencer Cox and will go into effect May 7 for all public drinking water. 

Fluoride was added to US water in 1940s after scientists found that people with higher levels of the naturally occurring mineral had fewer cavities. 

According to the latest CDC data, nearly half of Utah residents with public water access drink fluoridated water, while half does not.

Gov Cox said Thursday that between those two groups, ‘you think you would see drastically different outcomes. We haven’t.’