US FDA says about 1 in 5 commercial milk samples tested positive for bird flu traces

Regulators say there is no evidence that the milk poses a danger or that a live virus is present
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Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020.

About one in five samples of commercial milk in the US tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national survey, with a greater proportion coming from areas with infected herds, the US Food and Drug Administration said.

There is no evidence that the milk poses a danger or that a live virus is present, regulator have said.

The FDA said late Thursday that additional testing is required to determine whether the intact pathogen is still present and if it remains infectious.