More Dairy Products Safe to Consume, Bird Flu Testing Shows

May 2, 2024

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(Axios) – Testing found trace amounts of inactive bird flu virus in some pasteurized dairy products like cottage cheese and sour cream, but they pose no risk to consumers, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Why it matters: The results offer additional assurances about the safety of dairy products, one week after the FDA said it found genetic traces of the virus in store-bought milk. (Read More)

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