The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows.

The agency stressed that the material is inactivated and that the findings “do not represent actual virus that may be a risk to consumers.” Officials added that they’re continuing to study the issue.

“To date, we have seen nothing that would change our assessment that the commercial milk supply is safe,” the FDA said in a statement on Tuesday.

The announcement comes nearly a month after an avian influenza virus that has sickened millions of wild and commercial birds in recent years was detected in dairy cows in at least eight states. The Agriculture Department (USDA) says 33 herds have been affected to date.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        I will never know how or why that woman went from MTV comedian who makes fart jokes in a bikini to definitely scientifically trained medical expert within a few short years.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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            6 months ago

            So did my wife, but she stayed in her lane as a librarian because that’s what she’s an expert at. If Jenny McCarthy wanted to talk about how to make children laugh by making fart jokes while wearing a bikini and, for some reason people let her talk about that on TV, it would at least kind of make sense a little?

            • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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              6 months ago

              Agreed. It would’ve benefited the world had she followed Hardwick over to The Talking Dead instead of writing mom books. Just as long as she didn’t touch The Nerdist.

      • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        Not on the conservative side; but yes, there is on the crunchy, granola-mom woo woo crystals side.

        • alternative_factor@kbin.social
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          6 months ago

          Actually yes its 100% on the conservative side now too. I know this because I know an insane die-hard MAGA Christian nationalist who ONLY drinks raw milk, they see pasteurization as weakening their manhoods and virility and shit.

        • pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com
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          6 months ago

          Ehhh, you might be fooled by external appearances because half the earth momma granola crowd is also the 14 kids home schooled Christian cult crowd.

          • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
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            6 months ago

            There’s overlap there, but I’m talking about the Orange Beach yoga group, the 95% democratic-voting population group of anti-vaxers.

        • insomniac_lemon@kbin.social
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          6 months ago

          Not on the conservative side; but yes

          As someone with parents who talk about aliens, culture-war BS, and that the problem with Trump is that he isn’t antivax enough? I assure you you’re wrong. I mean they aren’t buying raw milk but they definitely picked up on the idea from the rightosphere, and have talked about it a few times too.