Kennedy urges other US states to follow Utah and ban fluoride in water

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr assists in a demonstration as he visits the Osher Centre for Integrative Health at the University of Utah (Melissa Majchrzak/AP)

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said he plans to tell the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide.

Mr Kennedy said he is assembling a task force of health experts to study the issue and make new recommendations.