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Lake Champlain Chocolates is recalling milk chocolate products due to possible foreign objects, the company announced Friday. The famous Vermont business urged customers to discard all potentially affected products currently on the market from July 2020 through January 2021. The affected products were distributed to retailers across all 50 states and in the company’s three Vermont retail stores. The voluntary…

The affected products were distributed to retailers across all 50 states and in the company’s three Vermont retail stores.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled certain varieties of Sportmix pet food products due to toxic levels of aflatoxin. On Monday, Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. expanded their recall to include “all pet foods containing corn and manufactured in the company’s Oklahoma plant, and having an expiration date on or before July 9, 2022.” Aflatoxin is a toxin...

The FDA launched a study that could lead to the removal of restrictions on blood donations by gay and bisexual men. Jason Cianciotto of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis joined LX News to talk about the first-of-its-kind study and why blood donation policies should be based on science, not stigma.

Two COVID-19 vaccines have now been approved for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the nation continues to see record numbers of coronavirus cases. In the midst of all the news from Pfizer and Moderna, though, another company has announced it made progress in its own vaccine trials. Johnson & Johnson took a big step...

Johnson & Johnson took a big step forward this week as they announced their phase 3 trials are now fully enrolled with 45,000 people.

The federal government plans to roll out nearly six million doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine.

Moderna received approval from the FDA Friday night, meaning Americans now have two COVID-19 vaccine options. Moderna’s vaccine is said to be easier to store than Pfizer’s vaccine, and millions of doses are already ready to be shipped.

The Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Friday night.

Massachusetts is slated to receive 120,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine over the next few weeks as the Cambridge-based biotech company awaits federal approval as early as Friday. An influential Food and Drug Administration advisory panel overwhelmingly backed Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, a key step paving the way to distribute the second Covid-19 vaccine in the United States next week. The...

A vaccine made by Cambridge-based company Moderna is poised to become the second to be approved by the federal government to join the coronavirus fight. We spoke to some of the local doctors who recommended its approval.

An FDA panel overwhelmingly backed Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, paving the way to distribute the second COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts joined LX News to break down what to expect next and to explain why VP Mike Pence’s televised vaccination was a positive step toward building public confidence.

Massachusetts is slated to receive 120,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine over the next few weeks as the Cambridge-based biotech company awaits federal approval as early as Friday.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration says his agency is moving quickly to authorize a second COVID-19 vaccine

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 20-0 to recommend emergency use authorization for the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.

U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, but the company behind it says you won’t see it on supermarket shelves anytime soon.

The FDA announced on Tuesday that it has authorized the first coronavirus test that can be taken at home and without a prescription.

The first round of available vaccines will be heading to the Bay State this week after an emergency approval from the FDA Friday,

The Food and Drug Administration approved an emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.

The Federal Aviation Administration said pilots can receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and must wait 48 hours before performing any aviation duties.