The agency stressed that the material is inactivated and that the findings 'do not represent actual virus that may be a risk to consumers.'
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of theThe agency stressed that the material is inactivated and that the findings "do not represent actual virus that may be a risk to consumers." Officials added that they're continuing to study the issue.
FDA officials didn't indicate how many samples they tested or where they were obtained. The agency has been evaluating milk during processing and from grocery stores, officials said. Results of additional tests are expected in "the next few days to weeks." There is no evidence to date that this is infectious virus and the FDA is following up on that," Jaykus said.
Matt Herrick, a spokesman for the International Dairy Foods Association, said that time and temperature regulations for pasteurization ensure that the commercial U.S. milk supply is safe. Remnants of the virus "have zero impact on human health," he wrote in an email.
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