USDA mandates raw milk testing to monitor bird flu in cattle

THE RESULTS OF THOSE TESTS CAN BE ANNOUNCED. WELL, THE OWNER OF A CALIFORNIA DAIRY FARM SAYS THAT HE바카라 게임 웹사이트�S COOPERATING WITH THE STATE SINCE HIS RAW MILK OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PUT RAW FARM OF FRESNO UNDER QUARANTINE FROM THEIR HERDS TO BOTTLED PRODUCTS AFTER THEIR RAW MILK TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE BIRD FLU VIRUS. KCRA 3바카라 게임 웹사이트�S MICHELLE BANDUR TALKED WITH THE OWNER, WHO SAYS RAW MILK IS GETTING A BAD RAP. THE SACRAMENTO CO-OP OFFERS THREE BRANDS OF RAW MILK, INCLUDING PRODUCTS FROM FRESNO바카라 게임 웹사이트�S RAW FARM. UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE STATE FOR MILK TESTING, POSITIVE FOR THE BIRD FLU. THIS IS THE NATURAL PROCESS. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S EXTRAORDINARY. SOMETHING I DIDN바카라 게임 웹사이트�T DO WRONG OR RIGHT. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S MOTHER NATURE AND WHAT SHE바카라 게임 웹사이트�S DOING WITH VIRUSES, WHICH IS A NATURAL PROCESS THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. IN A ZOOM INTERVIEW, RAW FIRM OWNER MARK MCAFEE SAYS HIS DAIRY FARMS WITH 1700 COWS ARE COOPERATING WITH STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS AND SUSPENDING DISTRIBUTION WHILE UNDER QUARANTINE. THERE IS LITERALLY NOTHING A FARMER CAN DO TO AVOID A SWEEP OR A WAVE OF AVIAN FLU IN COWS. YOU바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE GOING TO GET IT. YOU GOT TO LIVE THROUGH IT, AND THEN YOUR COWS ARE GOING TO BE IMMUNE. AS PART OF THE STATE바카라 게임 웹사이트�S BIRD FLU RESPONSE, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE HAS RAMPED UP TESTING OF RAW MILK FROM DAIRY FARMS. JUST LAST WEEK, SACRAMENTO CO-OP AND OTHER STORES PULLED TWO BATCHES OF RAW MILK, WHICH WAS VOLUNTARILY RECALLED AFTER THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOUND THE BIRD FLU VIRUS IN THE MILK. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL REPORTS 29 CASES OF BIRD FLU IN CALIFORNIA THIS YEAR, 28 OF THOSE CASES HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH INFECTED COWS. THE OTHER CASE, A CHILD, DID NOT AND NONE HAVE BEEN LINKED TO DRINKING RAW MILK. BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE WARNED DRINKING RAW MILK CAN POSE HEALTH RISKS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE MILK CARRYING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BACTERIA LIKE E COLI, SALMONELLA AND LISTERIA. THE RAW MILK DOESN바카라 게임 웹사이트�T GO THROUGH THE PASTEURIZATION PROCESS, WHICH HEATS THE MILK AT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO KILL THE GERMS. MCAFEE SAYS THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트�LL BE BACK IN BUSINESS IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE ARE BEING EXTREMELY ADAPTIVE AND RESILIENT, AND WE바카라 게임 웹사이트�RE TRYING TO FIND ANOTHER DAIRY SOMEPLACE ELSE THAT WE CAN CONVERT TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS UNTIL OUR DAIRY HAS FULL HERD IMMUNITY. SACRAMENTO CO-OP SAYS CUSTOMERS DID RETURN THE RECALLED MILK AND NO ONE REPORTED FEELING SICK. IN SACRAMENTO, MICHELLE BANDUR, KCRA THREE NEWS. NOW, MCAFEE MAY PLAY A ROLE IN NATIONAL POLICY. HE SAYS RFK JR. IS ON TRACK TO RUN THE FDA IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ASKED HIM TO APPLY TO BE AN ADVISOR ON RAW MILK POLICY AND STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT. HE SAYS RAW MILK HASN바카라 게임 웹사이트�T RECEIVED THE RESEARCH AND CARE IT

The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows.Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department said. Testing will begin in six states 바카라 게임 웹사이트� California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania.Officials said the move is aimed at 바카라 게임 웹사이트�containing and ultimately eliminating the virus," known as Type A H5N1, which was detected for the first time in March in U.S. dairy cows. Since then, more than 700 herds have been confirmed to be infected in 15 states.바카라 게임 웹사이트�This will give farms and farmworkers better confidence in the safety of their animals and ability to protect themselves, and it will put us on a path to quickly controlling and stopping the virus바카라 게임 웹사이트� spread nationwide,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.The risk to people from bird flu remains low, health officials said. Pasteurization, or heat treatment, kills the virus in milk, leaving it safe to drink.Veterinarians, farmers, scientists and academics have been calling for nationwide milk testing for months, said Keith Poulsen, director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, who led the efforts.바카라 게임 웹사이트�It's another step in the right direction,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Poulsen said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�They're coming around that we need a better handle on it.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Dairy farmers and processors across the U.S. have been reluctant to test animals or milk for the virus, fearing economic or other repercussions. Jamie Jonker, chief science officer of the National Milk Producers Federation, said the industry supports USDA efforts to eliminate the virus.Under the federal order, dairy farmers and those who handle raw milk intended for pasteurization must provide samples of the milk on request for testing for bird flu. It requires reporting of positive tests to the USDA and it requires herd owners to provide basic information to allow tracing of the disease in cattle.The move follows an April 24 federal order that mandated testing of certain dairy cattle before they could move between states and required reporting of any positive tests. Despite that order, the virus has continued to spread, Poulsen noted.Raw milk from infected cows contains high loads of live virus, testing has shown.At least 58 people in the U.S. have been infected with bird flu, mostly farm workers who became mildly ill after close contact with infected cows, including their milk, or infected poultry.Bird flu has also been spreading among wild birds and a number of other animals.Federal officials continue to warn against drinking raw milk, which can contain a host of germs that make people sick. In California, officials quarantined a farm and halted distribution of milk after bird flu virus was detected in raw milk sold in stores. Raw Farm of Fresno issued a voluntary recall of raw milk and cream produced after Nov. 9.

The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows.

Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department said. Testing will begin in six states 바카라 게임 웹사이트� California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

Officials said the move is aimed at 바카라 게임 웹사이트�containing and ultimately eliminating the virus," known as Type A H5N1, which was detected for the first time in March in U.S. dairy cows. Since then, more than 700 herds have been confirmed to be infected in 15 states.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�This will give farms and farmworkers better confidence in the safety of their animals and ability to protect themselves, and it will put us on a path to quickly controlling and stopping the virus바카라 게임 웹사이트� spread nationwide,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.

The risk to people from bird flu remains low, health officials said. Pasteurization, or heat treatment, kills the virus in milk, leaving it safe to drink.

Veterinarians, farmers, scientists and academics have been calling for nationwide milk testing for months, said Keith Poulsen, director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, who led the efforts.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�It's another step in the right direction,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Poulsen said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�They're coming around that we need a better handle on it.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Dairy farmers and processors across the U.S. have been reluctant to test animals or milk for the virus, fearing economic or other repercussions. Jamie Jonker, chief science officer of the National Milk Producers Federation, said the industry supports USDA efforts to eliminate the virus.

Under the federal order, dairy farmers and those who handle raw milk intended for pasteurization must provide samples of the milk on request for testing for bird flu. It requires reporting of positive tests to the USDA and it requires herd owners to provide basic information to allow tracing of the disease in cattle.

The move follows an April 24 federal order that mandated testing of certain dairy cattle before they could move between states and required reporting of any positive tests. Despite that order, the virus has continued to spread, Poulsen noted.

Raw milk from infected cows contains high loads of live virus, testing has shown.

At least 58 people in the U.S. have been infected with bird flu, mostly farm workers who became mildly ill after close contact with infected cows, including their milk, or infected poultry.

Bird flu has also been spreading among wild birds and a number of other animals.

Federal officials continue to warn against drinking raw milk, which can contain a host of germs that make people sick. In California, officials quarantined a farm and halted distribution of milk after bird flu virus was detected in raw milk sold in stores. Raw Farm of Fresno issued a voluntary recall of raw milk and cream produced after Nov. 9.

USDA mandates raw milk testing to monitor bird flu in cattle

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