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The U.S. Department of Agriculture said last month that milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu.
Photo by Rodrigo Abd / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Article content The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced late Friday that it will begin testing milk from grocery stores for viral fragments of H5N1 avian flu virus. The agency said that it wants to reassure Canadians that commercially sold milk and milk products remain safe to consume. Article content “With recent news of dairy cattle in the United States testing positive for the High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and reports of fragments of HAPI detected in pasteurized milk sold in the U.
S., we understand the Canadians may be concerned about the safety of milk and milk products,” CFIA said in a statement late Friday. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your .
