At least 12 products have been impacted by the recall as of Friday, though officials indicated that additional items could still be identified. Most of the affected products were distributed through retailers and grocery stores across the country.

Dozens of snack products in US recalled nationwide after Salmonella Contamination alert

Following a string of deadly manufacturing mishaps, the world's biggest supplier of cheap medicine has come under heightened scrutiny. US inspectors have recently discovered extensive problems at plants controlled by some of India's largest pharmaceutical companies.

Indian pharma industry in doldrums? US FDA reports contamination in factories

School officials in a Missouri city have been making twice-weekly runs to Sam’s Club to stock up on frozen pizzas and hot dogs. A Kansas school district ran out of vegetables for two days last month.

No veggies, no buns, few forks: Schools scramble to feed students amid shortages

The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a positively-worded briefing document about the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine ahead of a meeting by experts on whether to grant it emergency approval.

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine shows 'no specific safety concerns', says US FDA

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have built up a coronavirus mortality risk calculator to help prioritise certain groups for vaccination.

Scientists develop coronavirus risk calculator to determine who should get vaccine first

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday gave an emergency green light to the first rapid coronavirus test that can run from start to finish at home, paving a potential path for more widespread testing outside of health care settings.

FDA authorizes the first at-home coronavirus test

The decision was based on concerns about more cases of local transmission in Florida and the growing number of travel-related infections

Zika testing for all blood donated in US: FDA

'Not even scientists can distinguish a healthy clone from a conventionally bred animal'

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