Avian flu detected in milk samples

The Food and Drug Administration reported April 25 that initial results from a nationally representative commercial milk sampling study show about 1 in 5 of the retail samples tested are quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)-positive for HPAI viral fragments, with a greater proportion of positive results coming from milk in areas with infected herds.

On May 1, the FDA reported that, “New preliminary results of egg inoculation tests on a second set of 201 [qPCR]-positive retail dairy samples, including cottage cheese and sour cream, in addition to fluid milk, show that pasteurization is effective in inactivating HPAI” and “this additional preliminary testing did not detect any live, infectious virus.”

The FDA continues to advise strongly against the consumption of raw milk and recommends that industry does not manufacture or sell raw milk or raw milk products.

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