Dairy cows stand in a field outside of a milking barn at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa. The U.S. issued a federal order Friday ...

On Friday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would begin a nationwide testing program for the presence of the H5N1 flu virus, also known as the bird flu. Testing will focus on ...

The United States issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with ...

You might've heard some alarming things about the Food and Drug Administration. According to news articles and social media posts, the FDA put milk safety testing on pause in April 2025. Experts say ...

The nation’s milk supply must be tested for the bird flu virus H5N1 under a new order announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The rules require unpasteurized milk samples from ...

US will require testing raw milk for bird flu Testing will begin in six states on Dec. 16 Virus has infected half of California's dairy farms Dec 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. issued a federal order on ...

A recent Federal Order from the US Department of Agriculture aims to track, prevent, and address contaminated dairy products while public health risk remains low. Earlier this year, the CDC confirmed ...

(CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos across the nation in an effort to better track the H5N1 bird flu that has been spreading in cattle since March.