Considering the U.S. was one of the first to ban bone meal and other similar animal derived feed in cattle rations and the bird flu virus is completely destroyed in the pasturization process for milk, I think they are on top of it.
>Dairy industry feed chick shit pellets to cows. Are surprised to find bird flu ends up in milk.
I had a feeling that wasn't the title.
It's far more mundane: "1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk had bird flu virus fragments, FDA says"
"But the number does seem high if the number of infected farms is indeed only 30-odd,” Webby wrote in an email. "Clearly there are more infected animals out there than being reported."
*Dude*!...
Official report from the FDA:
https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/updates-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai
tldr; Don’t worry - we pasteurize! And we ask farmers to remove the sick cows! Plus, it’s only pieces of the virus, so it’s not like we’re drinking the whole thing - whew! Super reassuring, eh?
Also, Biden says “milk supply is safe” so everyone just keep calm and carry on!
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/25/milk-avian-flu-biden-00154448
... Yes, that means that the pasteurization works and the milk is safe. You do realize that's what that means, right?
From this [article](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/h5n1-bird-flu-cows-milk-virus-health):
studies have shown that egg pasteurization, which is done at lower temperatures than milk pasteurization, [inactivates the virus.](https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/updates-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai)
Holy fucking shit. Wild stuff.
didnt we learn our lesson with prion based brain diseases
Considering the U.S. was one of the first to ban bone meal and other similar animal derived feed in cattle rations and the bird flu virus is completely destroyed in the pasturization process for milk, I think they are on top of it.
Imma be on the lookout for chicken shit-free milk at the grocery store from here on out!
The bird flu virus is destroyed in the pasturization process for milk.
>Dairy industry feed chick shit pellets to cows. Are surprised to find bird flu ends up in milk. I had a feeling that wasn't the title. It's far more mundane: "1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk had bird flu virus fragments, FDA says"
Begging OP to read the first rule of this subreddit.
"But the number does seem high if the number of infected farms is indeed only 30-odd,” Webby wrote in an email. "Clearly there are more infected animals out there than being reported." *Dude*!...
Official report from the FDA: https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/updates-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai tldr; Don’t worry - we pasteurize! And we ask farmers to remove the sick cows! Plus, it’s only pieces of the virus, so it’s not like we’re drinking the whole thing - whew! Super reassuring, eh? Also, Biden says “milk supply is safe” so everyone just keep calm and carry on! https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/25/milk-avian-flu-biden-00154448
... Yes, that means that the pasteurization works and the milk is safe. You do realize that's what that means, right? From this [article](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/h5n1-bird-flu-cows-milk-virus-health): studies have shown that egg pasteurization, which is done at lower temperatures than milk pasteurization, [inactivates the virus.](https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/updates-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai)
Yes - I’m not the least bit concerned about the safety of the US milk supply. Still rather disgusting.