The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), together with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), recently announced that the FDA-approved commercial milk pasteurization process effectively ...

Research confirms that standard pasteurization methods effectively inactivate influenza viruses in milk, reducing public health risks and reinforcing the safety of dairy consumption. Study: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shoppers in a Montebello, Calif., grocery store on Aug. 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Recent reports that the ...

The discovery of bird flu virus particles in the commercial milk supply has reignited public interest in the century-long debate over pasteurizing milk. Sales of raw milk, or milk that has not ...

In March 2024, dairy cows in Texas were found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian flu, or H5N1 bird flu, in the first known case of the virus spreading to cattle. Since then, H5N1 has been ...

As bird flu continues to spread among U.S. dairy cows, reassuring new government research finds the pasteurization process widely used in the industry effectively kills all bird flu virus in milk.

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk ...

ST. JOHNS, Mich. (WLNS)—Pasteurization is the process in which certain food items are treated with mild heat to get rid of toxins, harmful bacteria, and helps extend shelf-life on certain items. “The ...

Raw milk enthusiasts on Reddit are getting mocked online after multiple posts asked whether the drink should be heated to kill bacteria before consumption. Featured Video Critics say the question ...

Fact checked by Sarah Scott Data suggest more people in the United States are purchasing and drinking raw milk.Raw milk has not been pasteurized, which means it has not been heated to kill ...

Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow's milk have raised questions about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to drink. According to the federal Food and Drug ...