Florida’s surgeon general on Friday recommended that cities and communities statewide stop fluoridating their drinking water because of the “neuropsychiatric risk associated” with exposure to the chemical compound.

The decision by Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who was appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2021, reflects a sentiment shared by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next head of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Ladapo is a leading contender for a senior role at HHS, Politico reported Tuesday. Advisers are debating whether he should be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. surgeon general, or Kennedy’s assistant secretary for health.

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