Bird Flu 2024 Milk. Food and drug administration said tuesday, april 23, 2024, that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has. Additional testing of retail dairy products from across the country has turned up no signs of live bird flu virus, strengthening the consensus that pasteurization is protecting.
The h5n1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry, cows and a growing number of other animals. On friday, colorado became the latest state to detect the bird flu virus spreading in dairy cattle.