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FDA says 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk had bird flu virus fragments

by kevmo on 4/26/24, 8:20 PM with 1 comments

  • by jxcl on 4/27/24, 3:00 PM

    > Health officials maintain — and experts agree — that pasteurized milk is safe to drink. The FDA detected small pieces of the virus in milk, not live, infectious virus.

    > “Right now, all indication is that pasteurization is effective,” said Dr. Andrew Bowman, a veterinary epidemiologist at Ohio State University.