According to new research, the same heat treatment that makes your daily glass of milk safe to drink also protects against bird flu viruses. Scientists found that regular milk pasteurization – the heating process used at dairy plants across the country – effectively destroys influenza viruses while keeping milk safe and nutritious. “It seems like this bird flu virus is pretty easy to inactivate by heat treatment,” says John Lucey from the Center for Dairy Research. This matters for families buying milk at grocery stores, as the standard pasteurization process used for decades continues to protect consumers. During pasteurization, milk … Continue reading Pasteurization Destroys Bird Flu in Milk, but Raw Milk Remains Risky