Texas Attorney General to investigate fluoride in toothpaste, citing HHS report as cause
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating toothpaste makers Crest and Colgate for misleading marketing practices related to fluoride and safety concerns.
- The investigation follows a National Toxicology Program study suggesting a correlation between fluoride exposure and lower IQ in children, which has faced criticism for its methodology.
- Colgate's marketing of toothpaste has been labeled misleading and dangerous by Paxton, who aims to protect children from potential fluoride overexposure.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Supports the investigation and plans to alter federal fluoride regulations, citing potential negative impacts on intelligence due to high fluoride exposure.
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Ken Paxton Ready To Fight For Texas Children's Right To Tooth Decay
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced this week that he sent out Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to Crest and Colgate, accusing them of “illegally” marketing toothpaste with fluoride in it to children and their parents. Only toothpaste with fluoride, which prevents cavities and tooth decay, can get an ADA Seal of Acceptance, and most of Texas still has fluoridated water, so the “investigation” makes little sense beyond Paxton indicating…
Texas Attorney General to investigate fluoride in toothpaste, citing HHS report as cause
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in a Thursday press release that he has a new investigative target: Toothpaste. Specifically, he said his office sent civil investigative demands to toothpaste manufacturers Colgate-Palmolive Company and Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing, over their use of "misleading, deceptive, and dangerous" marketing of children's fluoride toothpaste. “I will use every tool available to protect our kid…
Texas attorney general targets toothpaste companies amid increased scrutiny of fluoride
The public health practice of adding fluoride to drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny from the Trump administration, and toothpaste companies are being pulled into the fray now, too.
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