(The Hill) -- Officials from the European Union (EU) and World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday rebuked claims from President Donald Trump and his administration linking acetaminophen use to the development of autism.

“Available evidence has found no link between the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and autism," the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a statement to Reuters.

European Commission spokesperson Eva Hrncirova later confirmed the conclusion, stating that the EMA is overseeing “very strict control to every product that goes to the European market, has not found any evidence linking the use of paracetamol during the pregnancy and autism.”

The agency noted that paracetamol or acetaminophen, the drug found in Tylenol used to treat fevers and pain, can be used during pr

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