The FDA believes that the commercial milk supply remains safe. The agency's testing revealed small genetic traces of bird flu and not live virus that causes infections. Deposit Ph
Fragments of the bird flu virus have been found in about one fifth of commercial milk samples tested in a US nationally representative study, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Tests also show the virus is spreading between cows, including those that don't show symptoms, and between cows and birds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Starting Monday, hundreds of thousands of lactating dairy cows in the U.
The Food and Drug Administration has found that about 1 in 5 samples of retail milk contain traces of highly contagious bird flu, though these findings may not be indicative of an infectious risk to consumers.
One in five retail samples of commercial milk has traces of bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week. The avian flu was first detected in Texas herds in March — and it has since been found in more than three dozen herds in eight states,
One in five commercial milk samples tested in a nationwide survey contained particles of the H5N1 virus, the Food and Drug Administration said late on Thursday, suggesting the outbreak of bird flu is more widespread than previously thought.
Traces of bird flu have been detected in dairy cows in eight states. 'Women's Health' asked infectious disease experts if it's safe to drink milk right now.
Inactive fragments of the bird flu virus that has sickened dairy herds in eight states have been detected in pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
After fragments of the virus that causes bird flu were found in samples of commercially available pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains pasteurized milk sold in grocery stores is safe to drink.
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that traces of the bird flu virus have been found in 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk, providing a more detailed picture of how much of the milk supply has been affected.
The FDA says samples of milk taken from grocery stores have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. But the agency says it's confident the milk in stores is safe.
The order from USDA comes as particles of bird flu were detected in a few pasteurized milk samples, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday. The spread of the bird flu among cattle has prompted the FDA to increase testing.
The discovery of traces of the bird flu virus in pasteurised cow milk in the United States sparked questions over whether the disease could spread to humans, but experts say there is little risk from food contamination.
The US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it is issuing a federal order to require more testing and reporting of H5N1 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, in