The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that it will move to phase out fluoride supplements used to strengthen children's teeth, the Associated Press (AP) reported.The ContextHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

U.S. health officials say they plan to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, citing possible health risks.

The studies relied upon are predominantly from communities in China, where the water is naturally fluoridated with much higher concentrations of fluoride than is found in U.S. water. While the CDC recommends 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, some of the data was as high as 16 milligrams per liter.