The USDA and FDA said the commercial milk supply remains safe for now.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 1:45PMof highly pathogenic avian influenza -- more commonly referred to as bird flu -- the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it discovered fragments of the virus in some samples of milk., the agency said it tested milk samples by polymerase chain reaction and found the presence of fragments of the virus, which is not the same as infectious virus and currently poses no increased risk to human health.
"At this point, when you look for something in public health, science and medicine, your chances of finding it go up," ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton said. "Nearly all of the commercial milk supply that is produced on dairy farms in the U.S. comes from farms that participate in the Grade 'A' milk program and follow the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance , which includes controls that help ensure the safety of dairy products," the FDA update continued.
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