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 findings come less than a month after an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu was found, for the first time, in herds of dairy cows in several states. It has since been detected in herds in eight states. ⠀

The FDA is specifically testing whether pasteurization inactivates bird flu in cow milk. The findings will be available in the “next few days to weeks,” it said. ⠀

Still, the virus remains a cause of concern among health officials, given its particularly high mortality rate of around 50%. Bird flu doesn’t spread easily from person to person, but there’s worry that it could mutate as it spreads among cows to a version that spreads more easily among people. So far, there’s no evidence indicating that has happened, according to the CDC.

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  • bushparty
    -3•25 days ago

    Couldn’t agree more! Can’t believe people ignore everything in their milk. They must really love the puss particles in it! Doesn’t seem to bother anyone! Or the 1000s of different cows milks in your single cup! Absolutely disgusting and not to mention countries that drink the most milk have the highest amount of osteopetrosis cases. It’s not helping! Drink up, chumps!

      • bushparty
        -3•25 days ago

        Lol. You should keep trying raw cow’s milk! I’m sure it definitely won’t have any negative consequences! The only thing stupider than drinking milk and eating dairy is specifically searching out raw milk with even more puss and health risks in it. There’s a reason this stuff is illegal in some countries you dolt.

        • @Glytch@lemmy.world
          3•24 days ago

          Just an FYI so you look slightly less stupid: “Pus” has only one “s”.

          If you’re going to use it as an argument at least learn to spell it.

        • NoIWontPickAName
          3•24 days ago

          You realize that to buy raw milk you have to find a local farm?

          One that isn’t a factory farm, but one where people only have a few animals that they actually take care of.

          I’m cool with the extra risk in exchange for better animal welfare.

          But, go off, if you want I guess?