Tag: Milk

US food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products

By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun testing more dairy products for evidence of the bird flu virus as outbreaks spread among dairy herds across the country. More than 120 dairy herds in 12 states have tested positive for bird flu since March, according to the […]

Pasteurization may not clear bird flu virus from heavily infected milk

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – In raw milk samples spiked with high amounts of bird flu virus, small amounts of infectious virus were still detectable after treatment with a standard pasteurization method, researchers said on Friday. The findings reflect experimental conditions in a laboratory and should not be used to draw any conclusions about the […]

The Powerlix milk frother is on sale at Amazon

Though making your own lattes and cappuccinos at home is the more affordable way to go, it can be hard to re-create that just-right level of froth and foam using your microwave or stovetop. Luckily, there’s a handy tool that can help you create perfect milk foam — and it’s on sale at Amazon right […]

Raw milk containing bird flu virus infects mice in study

(Reuters) – Feeding raw milk contaminated with bird flu to mice infected them with the virus, adding to evidence that consumption of unpasteurized milk is not safe for humans, according to a study published on Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Bird flu has caused serious or fatal infections globally among people in […]