A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation's largest egg producer...
Health officials stress that the risk to the public is low and that the U.S. food supply remains safe and stable.
U.S. producers are barred from selling milk from sick cows and must divert and destroy it. In addition, milk sold across state lines is required to be pasteurized, or heat-treated using a process that kills bacteria and viruses, including influenza. U.S. health officials have long warned against the risk of foodborne illness tied to raw milk, which the CDC said caused more thanStill, raw milk proponents like Mark McAfee, owner of Raw Farm USA in Fresno, Calif., said the outbreak of H5N1 in commercial cows appears to have spurred higher sales of the products, despite federal warnings.Only dairy cows, not beef cattle, have been infected or shown signs of illness to date, agriculture officials said.
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