Amid bird flu spread, experts reveal if it's safe to drink milk: 'Indirect concern'

FOX News— Traces of bird flu have been detected in pasteurized milk — leaving many people wondering if it’s safe to drink. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a notice on Thursday stating that one in five retail samples of commercial milk tested positive for fragments of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu or avian flu. The share of milk with viral remnants was higher in areas where herds of cattle had been infected. BIRD FLU PANDEMIC IN FUTURE? EU...

POLITICO—The ‘milk supply is safe’: Biden administration scrambles to reassure Americans as bird flu spreads. Officials are racing to conduct more testing to better understand the spread of the virus and its potential risk to humans.

Global News—Bird flu virus detected in U.S. grocery store milk. FDA says supply still safe. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows.

Global News—Bird flu concerns over U.S. dairy cattle growing. Here’s what to know. A bird flu outbreak infecting dairy cows in the U.S. that has seeped into the country’s milk supply is under investigation, but the the WHO says the risk to the public is low.