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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has voted to recommend the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, all but clearing the way for landmark approval in a months-long effort to turn the tide of the pandemic.

A possible coronavirus vaccine developed by the Massachusetts-based biotech firm Moderna will reportedly be subitted to the Food and Drug Administration for approval today.

The FDA is updating a warning for pregnant women and the use of over-the-counter pain relievers. In a new guidance, painkillers like Advil and Aleve should be avoided by pregnant women in the last four months of the pregnancy. Read more.

Meijer announced an involuntary recall of whole cantaloupe and some cut cantaloupe fruit trays and bowls out of the fear that they may contain salmonella.

The latest food recall from The Food and Drug Administration includes containers of sliced fruits like apples, mangos, grapes, melons and pineapples. See the products in question now.

New research indicates that PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals’ that have contaminated water supplies around hundreds of military bases nationwide, are being used in fast-food packaging, despite demand from consumers, legislators to phase out the toxins.

The list of hand sanitizers that have been recalled by the Food and Drug Administration is growing. The FDA is now warning about the use of more toxic hand sanitizers.

The Food and Drug Administration expanded a list of hand sanitizers it’s urging people to avoid over the risk they contain the toxic, and potentially deadly, ingredient methanol.

The Food and Drug Administration warned people that research shows people can spread the coronavirus to their pets, with cats and ferrets apparently more at risk of contracting the virus from humans.

The FDA has approved a coronavirus test that can give results in less than 15 minutes.The test was authorized by the FDA for emergency use and could allow doctors across the country to quickly test patients.