H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears safe

STAT— Testing conducted by the FDA on pasteurized commercially purchased milk has found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency confirmed Tuesday.

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.

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

CNN—FDA finds traces of H5N1 bird flu viruses in grocery store milk but says pasteurized dairy products are still safe. The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it had detected viral particles of H5N1 avian influenza in milk purchased at grocery stores, but the agency says it still believes that the milk is safe to drink. In an update about an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in cattle, the FDA noted that it believes the viral particles were detected by highly sensitive lab tests and are likely to have been remnants of viruses killed during the pasteurization process. The agency said that it does not...