Bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw milk sold in California, and consumers should not drink it, the U.S. state Department of Public Health warned Sunday.
The agency said that no illnesses have been associated with the lot of raw milk and that pasteurized milk remains safe to drink.
“Out of an abundance of caution, and due to the ongoing spread of bird flu in dairy cows, poultry, and sporadic human cases, consumers should not consume any of the affected raw milk,” it said.
Raw Farm LLC of Fresno County, California, recalled quart and half-gallon sizes of its raw milk with the lot ID of 20241109 and a best-by date of November 27.
On Thursday, the Santa Clara County Public Health Laboratory was testing raw milk products from retail stores when one of the samples tested positive for H5 bird flu. The county contacted stores selling …