About 20% of dairy products in the US are contaminated with bird flu

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published these results of the study, writes Bloomberg. At the same time, it is noted that none of the 167 samples, which included milk, ice cream, hard cheese, butter, cream cheese and sour milk cheese, contained viable H5N1 bird flu virus. The results show that pasteurized dairy products remain safe for consumption. It was the FDA's second study after the first in April found inactive virus particles in one-fifth of dairy samples. "Obviously, the potential and actual effects on human health are of great concern," said Agriculture Department Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Eric Dibble. None of the raw milk products tested contained H5N1 genetic material. The FDA said it was pointing out that the samples came from uninfected cows, and that does not mean the raw milk is safe for consumption. According to data ...