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The FDA said risks of baby neck floats “include death due to drowning and suffocation, strain, and injury to a baby’s neck.”

The Food and Drug Administration’s panel of independent vaccine experts on Tuesday voted 19 to 2 to recommend new COVID-19 shots that target the omicron variant this fall, when public health officials are expecting a new wave of infections.

The Food and Drug Administration rejected Juul’s application to sell its e-cigarettes in the U.S.

The FDA authorized the first COVID-19 vaccination for children as young as six months on Friday. A panel of CDC advisors will vote Saturday, meaning shots for infants and preschoolers could be available as early as next week.

U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.

The FDA must still decide whether to take the recommendations and approve the COVID-19 vaccine for kids between six months and 5 years old.

COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday.

A government advisory panel has endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens. The expert panel agreed Tuesday that the vaccine made by Moderna is safe and effective enough to give to U.S. kids ages 6 to 17. A vaccine made by Pfizer has been available since last year for those ages. The Food and Drug...

An analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration states that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under five, which would be a huge step towards vaccinating the nation’s youngest children who were previously unprotected.

A review by federal health officials says that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under 5, the only group not currently eligible for vaccination.

Some ingredients in sunscreens have been banned due to their potential to damage coral reefs, and there’s a new push for brands to market themselves as environmentally friendly. LX News storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo chats with journalist Lexy Lebsack about her recent Bustle piece, “Inside the Murky World of Sun Protection.”

U.S. and Canadian regulators are investigating a hepatitis outbreak that may be linked to fresh organic strawberries.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Saturday that fresh Kampo or HEB organic strawberries should be thrown out if purchased from March 5 to April 25, 2022.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration faced a congressional grilling over a months-long delay in inspecting the plant at the center of a nationwide baby formula shortage.

A Massachusetts resident is among the 14 people who have been sickened by a multistate Jif peanut butter salmonella outbreak. Only two cases have been reported so far in the Northeast, including one in Massachusetts and one in New York, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Cases have also been reported in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, North…

JIF is recalling several peanut butter products linked to a salmonella outbreak in a dozen states.

The 18 million kids under 5 are the only group in the U.S. not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.

J. M. Smucker Co. has recalled several types of Jif creamy, crunchy, reduced-fat and natural peanut butter products sold in the U.S. and Canada due to potential salmonella contamination.

The nationwide shortage is largely tied to Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan formula plant, the largest in the U.S., which has been closed since February due to contamination problems.

The FDA announced Tuesday that it has expanded eligibility for the Pfizer booster shot to include children ages 5 to 11.