FDA Says Bird Flu Virus Has Been Found in Milk on Grocery Store Shelves

Remnants of killed bird flu virus have been found in milk at American grocery stores, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The bits of virus have undergone pasteurization, which David O’Connor, a virologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said should mean the virus cannot hurt anyone, according to The New York Times. “The risk of getting infected from milk that has viral fragments in it should be nil,” he said. “The genetic material can’t replicate on its own.” The real issue, he said, is that “the problem in dairy cows might be much bigger than we know. That would be the con...