Remember that question all the commercials used to ask us in the 1990s?
Well, my answer now may very well be a resounding: "NO."
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that traces of the bird flu virus have been found in 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk, providing a more detailed picture of how much of the milk supply has been affected.
The tested milk came from a nationally representative sample, with more of the positive results coming from milk in areas with infected herds of dairy cows, the FDA said. A spokesperson declined to say how many samples were tested.
It has already been a rough year on the topic of bird flu in the U.S., to say the least:
Thus far, bird flu has been detected "in 33 herds in eight states: Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Ohio and Texas."
But wait: Don't panic just yet. Experts argue that "pasteurized milk is safe to drink." The FDA, for instance, "detected small pieces of the virus in milk, not live, infectious virus."
(Raw milk bros hardest hit!)
That's good, because this bird flu is particularly fatal, since about half of the people who contract it end up dying of the disease.
At least it's not very contagious ... yet. That could change though with new mutations.
Birds, do us a favor: Keep this one amongst yourselves, okay?
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