The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a federal order for the testing of the nation’s milk supply.
This order comes following the increase in bird flu cases. The virus was first detected in March in a Texas cow and has since continued to spread.
Under this federal order, regulators will be able to test samples from dairy farms.
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Barbara Kowalcyk is the associate professor and director of theInstitute for Food Safety and Nutrition Securitywithin the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. For 20 years she has been a nationally recognized expert in food safety with training in epidemiology, public health informatics, risk science, regulatory decision-making, and public policy.
Janet Buffer, is the senior institute manager for the Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition Security within the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health.
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