FDA Says No Infectious Bird Flu Virus Found In Powdered Infant Formula, Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream

The agency is testing retail dairy products amid an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cow herds.
FDA Says No Infectious Bird Flu Virus Found In Powdered Infant Formula, Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream
A customer picks up a dairy product at a store in New York City on March 13, 2020. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that hundreds of retail dairy samples checked for the presence of a highly pathogenic avian flu strain have all come back negative, reaffirming the agency’s assessment that America’s pasteurized milk supply is safe.

The FDA said on May 1 that it had carried out tests on 297 retail dairy samples, including fluid milk, cottage cheese, sour cream, and powdered infant formula, in an effort to check for the presence of live, infectious bird flu virus.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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