The FDA is waiting on test results on the effects of pasteurization on the virus in cow's milk, but to date, it's seen nothing that would change the assessment that commercial milk is safe.
The FDA is waiting on test results on the effects of pasteurization on the virus in cow's milk, but to date, it's seen nothing that would change the assessment that commercial milk is safe.
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that fragments of the bird flu virus had been detected in some samples of pasteurized milk in the U.S. While the agency maintains that the milk is safe to drink, it notes that it is still waiting on the results of studies to confirm this.
The FDA has been working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate the outbreak.
The fragments of the virus were found while testing samples of pasteurized milk, the FDA said. The testing method, called PCR testing, looks for bits of genetic material; a positive result doesn’t mean that live, infectious virus has been found.
I worked with a guy who only drank raw milk, he would also eat raw eggs and meat. Didn't seem like the sort of guy who would take heed of a health warning
Lots of people can't drink pasteurized milk. I'm one of them. There's also a lot of traditional recipes n cheeses simply can't be made with pasteurized milk, most north Americans don't even remember these things once existed. Pasteurization isn't really necessary for people live near the dairy, it's to make milk last 2 weeks and be transported into the city.
Clickbait? I'm not so sure. The spread of the virus (avian) amongst livestock (no feathers) across several states is most def a concern. As is the mass, consolidated, industrial food complex that Americans rely on for food.