Kennedy Jr. insists an environmental toxin is responsible for increased autism prevalence in the U.S. "This is a preventable disease," he said April 16, dismissing an HHS agency report’s explanation for the increase.

Following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s rhetoric around people with autism, 'The Accountant 2' director Gavin O'Connor criticized the "ignorant" remarks.

Robert F Kennedy said people with autism "will never pay taxes, they'll never hold a job, they'll never play baseball," in remarks that are now being criticised.

FDA officials and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have emphasized that the phased-out banning of synthetic dyes is necessary for our health and safety

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has called the dyes “poison” and long blamed artificial additives for chronic disease and illness in the United States.