Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments on fluoride are prompting questions about its safety in drinking water. Here's what ...

Two remote communities in the Northern Territory are being supplied with bottled water to mitigate risks from drinking water with too much fluoride ... to produce the best water quality possible".

Cooking with Gates County water is safe since the fluoride levels are below 4.0mg/l. Fluoride is not absorbed through skin so water levels above 2 mg/L can still be used for cleaning and bathing.