{"id":134175,"date":"2024-12-07T01:58:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134175"},"modified":"2024-12-07T01:58:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T18:58:05","slug":"usda-orders-testing-of-milk-for-bird-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134175","title":{"rendered":"USDA orders testing of milk for bird flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">The national milk supply must be tested for bird flu under a new federal order announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Entities handling raw milk, such as bulk milk transporters or dairy processors, must collect and share samples with the USDA upon request.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The goal is to quickly identify which dairy herds are affected by H5N1 \u2014 the strain of bird flu that&#8217;s causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows \u2014 and prevent transmission among livestock. As of Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/bird-flu\/situation-summary\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">718 dairy herds have been affected<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAmong many outcomes, this will give farmers 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 virus\u2019 spread nationwide,\u201d Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/media\/press-releases\/2024\/12\/06\/usda-announces-new-federal-order-begins-national-milk-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Friday in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The initial round of testing under the new order, which was first reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/us-issues-order-mandating-bird-flu-testing-milk-supply-2024-12-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by Reuters<\/a>, is set to begin on Dec. 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\"><em>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/usda-orders-testing-milk-bird-flu-rcna183212\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The national milk supply must be tested for bird flu under a new federal order announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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