Bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, though officials maintain supply is safe
Bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, though officials maintain supply is safe
The FDA is waiting on test results on the effects of pasteurization on the virus in cow's milk, but to date, it's seen nothing that would change the assessment that commercial milk is safe.
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that fragments of the bird flu virus had been detected in some samples of pasteurized milk in the U.S. While the agency maintains that the milk is safe to drink, it notes that it is still waiting on the results of studies to confirm this.
The findings come less than a month after an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu was found, for the first time, in herds of dairy cows in several states. It has since been detected in herds in eight states. ⠀
The FDA is specifically testing whether pasteurization inactivates bird flu in cow milk. The findings will be available in the “next few days to weeks,” it said. ⠀
Still, the virus remains a cause of concern among health officials, given its particularly high mortality rate of around 50%. Bird flu doesn’t spread easily from person to person, but there’s worry that it could mutate as it spreads among cows to a version that spreads more easily among people. So far, there’s no evidence indicating that has happened, according to the CDC.
There is a very big difference between the headline of "Bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk" and the real message "fragments of the bird flu virus had been detected in some samples of pasteurized milk in the U.S.". Turning potential health hazards and threats into harmless particles is the very job of pasteurizing. That is excactly why we pasteurize milk.
Heck, the virus particles could even evoke immune reactions, thus vaccinating us in a natural way. Just by drinking milk.
Lol. Milk = vaccine is a new one! I admire your imagination!
Not too far fetched. Many vaccines are made with surface proteins from viruses that can be recognized by the immune system. But my guess is going through the pasteurization most proteins would be denatured and not in the functional form.
https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/making-vaccines/how-are-vaccines-made
Life advice we all learned from COVID: When a US agency tells you something looks bad but is perfectly safe, it's definitely not safe.
The problem here is that the virus jumped species. So don’t suck on them cow tities.
The pasteurized milk isn’t a problem.
Brace yourselves folks.
:heavy respirator breathing:
One of the many reasons people should go vegan. Cows milk is for baby cows. Are you a baby cow? No? Well, stop behaving like one.
Edit: getting downvoted by animal abusers. Well, at least it's starting to feel more like reddit here. I'll see that as a win.
How do you find the vegan?
Find the one who is constantly critical, not just of tech bros? Lol. I think people have forgotten how to be critical of their actions and then judge those with a healthy dose of it. It's up to the individual but comments like these divide more than help. Maybe read a book or try to not be as antagonistic online. Start with just 1 day!
How do you find an anti-vegan: Don't worry, they'll tell you.
Non-vegans are just sick of vocal vegans turning every conversation into a pro-vegan preach-fest. Factory farming is deplorable, but it's not just a black & white issue.
Couldn't agree more! Can't believe people ignore everything in their milk. They must really love the puss particles in it! Doesn't seem to bother anyone! Or the 1000s of different cows milks in your single cup! Absolutely disgusting and not to mention countries that drink the most milk have the highest amount of osteopetrosis cases. It's not helping! Drink up, chumps!
Putting this in /c/worldnews is a form of foreshadowing
Or fear mongering...call it what you will.
What are you foreshadowing? That nothing will happen because virus fragments broken by pasteurization are inert and not full viruses like your misleading headline implies?
From what I understand, the foreshadowing doesn't have much to do with the particles found in the milk, but the fact that the bird flu has jumped spiecies to a mammal. And a mammal that is widely spead across the globe in near-perfect conditions for speading, mutating, and then jumping to humans.
Well there goes my plans to make alfredo tonight.
The pasteurization process destroys the virus, and making the sauce would do the same thing anyway. Just bring it to 150°F if you can.
Dinner is saved!