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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  • @Zoldyck
    -7•25 days ago

    I’m not even angry, lol. If you think this is angry, you haven’t experienced anything. Gender-neutral dude? Because I’m vegan you assume I’m a “Gender-neutral dude”? Damn lol. If I’m not a troll or Russian bot? Lmao. You have a lot to learn about life and yourself. Good luck.

    People who continue consuming animal products need to face the reality that they are a huge part of many different global problems - on top of the fact you’re complicit in the murder and systematic abuse of many millions of innocent animals every year.

    • NoIWontPickAName
      9•25 days ago

      Gender neutral dude is an inclusive to all greeting without assuming your gender.

      You are getting really butthurt about the most lighthearted vegan joke ever.

      I have respect for y’all, you’re doing what you think is right, and that is admirable.

      However, it’s a joke, not a dick, you don’t have to take it so hard.