The discovery of bird flu virus particles in the commercial milk supply has reignited public interest in the century-long debate over pasteurizing milk. Sales of raw milk, or milk that has not ...

Remember the days when you didn’t know what raw milk was (and didn’t need to)? Well, those are over: raw—or unpasteurized—milk has been in the news for months. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – If you drink milk, you may have recently wondered if the pasteurized milk you buy from the grocery store is safer than its unpasteurized (raw) alternative. Research continues ...

A carton of pasteurized eggs close to the camera. - Scott Olson/Getty Images Pasteurization is a process that is used to kill any potentially harmful bacteria that a food or beverage may be harboring.

Concerns about bird flu in dairy herds and a steady drumbeat of raw milk outbreaks have pushed pasteurization back into ...

Raw milk is a gourmet favorite among some foodies, but part of its appeal might be its rarity. Many countries (and some U.S. states) have banned the product.

Fragments of the virus that causes bird flu have been found in samples of pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, but officials aren't concerned about danger to humans from ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), together with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), recently announced that the FDA-approved commercial milk pasteurization process effectively ...

Samples of pasteurized milk on grocery store shelves have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has already infected herds of dairy cows, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Despite an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, the popularity of raw milk has only risen. Advocates claim raw milk has superior health benefits over pasteurized milk. There is little evidence ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk ...