Fragments of bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, although FDA says supply is safe

USA Today— 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.

STAT—H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears safe. Testing conducted by the FDA on pasteurized commercially purchased milk has found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency confirmed Tuesday.

KFDI—FDA assures milk supply is safe after fragments of bird flu virus are found in pasteurized dairy. 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

Ars Technica—Fragments of bird flu virus genome found in pasteurized milk, FDA says. The test cannot tell if the virus is live. The FDA still assess milk supply as safe.