FDA assures milk supply is safe after fragments of bird flu virus are found in pasteurized dairy
by KFDI
KFDI— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has discovered fragments of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — more commonly referred to as bird flu — in some samples of dairy milk products. An update from
USA Today—Fragments of bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, although FDA says supply is safe. The FDA said Tuesday that fragments of the virus that causes bird flu had been found in samples of pasteurized milk, but said milk is still safe to drink.
ABC News—Traces of bird flu virus found in some milk and pasteurized dairy, FDA says. The USDA and FDA said the commercial milk supply remains safe for now.
One Green Planet—Bird Flu Traces Found in Pasteurized Milk Raise Concerns About Dairy Supply. The FDA recently disclosed that traces of the bird flu virus have been detected in approximately one in five samples of pasteurized milk.