Is It Still Safe To Drink Milk After FDA Ends Testing? Experts Weigh In

Is It Still Safe To Drink Milk After FDA Ends Testing? Experts Weigh In

manusapon kasosod/Moment/Getty ImagesIt’s been a few weeks since the FDA suspended milk dairy quality testing after suffering sweeping staff cuts at the hands of DOGE. As Scary Mommy previously reported, milk testing by the FDA screens milk products for “a number of safety concerns, including drug residues (such as antibiotics), pathogens (such as salmonella), and viruses (such as bird flu).” The tests ensure that pasteurization has effectively …

FDA Grade “A” Milk Testing Is Coming Back—Here’s What You Need To Know

The FDA reinstated the employees who run the proficiency testing program.Simply Recipes / Adobe StockStory UpdateAfter this story was published, Vianca N. Rodriguez Feliciano, Press Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, replied to a request for comment, saying that the testing "program is currently paused but will resume once transferred to another FDA laboratory—an effort that is actively underway. In the meantime, state …