Research confirms that standard pasteurization methods effectively inactivate influenza viruses in milk, reducing public health risks and reinforcing the safety of dairy consumption. Study: ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk ...

Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk have raised questions about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to drink. According to the federal Food and Drug ...

The discovery of bird flu virus particles in the commercial milk supply has reignited public interest in the century-long debate over pasteurizing milk. Sales of raw milk, or milk that has not ...

Raw, unpasteurized milk is increasingly popular but new research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggests pasteurized milk is much safer, especially against germs like avian flu, or ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), together with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), recently announced that the FDA-approved commercial milk pasteurization process effectively ...

Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He covers federal public health agencies. Allison Elyse Gualtieri is a Senior News Editor for CBSNews.com, ...

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WASHINGTON — Testing conducted by the Food and Drug Administration on pasteurized commercially purchased milk has found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency confirmed Tuesday. But ...

Traces of the bird flu virus were found in some samples of pasteurized milk in the U.S. on Tuesday, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as the agency advises that the milk is safe to ...

We probably don’t need to tell you what whole milk is, since this type of cow’s milk is what most of us consider to be, well, regular milk. It’s also the purest form of commercially available cow’s ...

In late November 2024, however, California regulators recalled two batches of raw, unpasteurized milk from a Fresno dairy farm after bird flu virus was detected in the milk. The dairy subsequently ...