FDA finds traces of H5N1 bird flu viruses in grocery store milk but says pasteurized dairy products are still safe
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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...
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FDA finds traces of H5N1 bird flu viruses in grocery store milk but says pasteurized dairy products are still safe
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — 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
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Traces of bird flu found in pasteurized milk, FDA says, with virus traveling from birds, to cattle, to humans, and chickens
The agency stressed that the material is inactivated and that the findings do not represent a risk to consumers.