Avian Influenza Found in Commercial Milk: FDA

The Food and Drug Administration said that the commercial milk supply is still safe due to the pasteurization process.

A line of Holstein dairy cows feed through a fence at a dairy farm in Idaho, on March 11, 2009. Charlie Litchfield/AP Photo

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 23 said that particles of avian influenza have been found in milk from grocery stores, indicating the highly pathogenic virus has made its way into America’s commercial milk supply.

The FDA said in a statement it has been testing milk from cattle that have been sickened with the influenza, commonly known as the bird flu or H5N1, as well as milk “in the processing system, and on the shelves.”