US EditionFDA testing aged raw cow's milk cheese for bird flu
- The Food and Drug Administration has started testing aged cheese made from raw cow's milk for bird flu contamination, it announced on Monday.
- The testing began on December 23 as part of an investigation into an outbreak of Avian Influenza A , commonly known as bird flu.
- Current advice is to consume only pasteurized milk, which makes up 99 percent of the commercial milk supply in the U.S.
- The CDC states that the general risk to the public is low, with no evidence of the virus passing between humans, but it has mutated recently.
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FDA To Start Testing Common Food Item For Bird Flu
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin testing aged raw cow’s milk cheese samples for bird flu. Yes, really. The agency will PCR test food for bird flu, reports stated. “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun a domestic sampling assignment to collect and test aged raw cow’s milk cheese for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1),” the agency announced. The objectives of testing cheese include: “To determine wheth…
FDA Is Testing Raw Cow’s Milk Cheese for Avian Influenza
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is collecting samples of raw cow’s milk cheese from across the United States to test for the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), also known as bird flu, the agency said in a Dec. 30 statement. Sample collection began at the end of December 2024 and is expected to be completed by the end of March 2025, though the collection period could be extended to achieve the FDA’s targets, the agency s…
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