Pasteurization May NOT Keep Us Safe From Avian Flu Virus. Should We Refrain From All Dairy?
Here’s a shocking statement from widely-followed epidemiologist and Public Health Scientist Eric Feigl-Ding (from his X/formerlyTwitter account):
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Eric Feigl-Ding
@DrEricDing
WAIT HOLD UP—Pasteurization of milk actually may **not** neutralize all viruses sufficiently to stop infectivity—“many viruses cannot”. It seems that fat globules in whole milk and 2% fat milk can protect viruses from high temperature pasteurization (dairy research shows for foot and mouth disease virus)—and show residual infectivity of the virus after pasteurization. My trusted colleague points out that the USDA & CDC has presented **zero evidence** avian flu cannot survive pasteurization in whole/2% fat milk. He warns that until such evidence is shown, we need to be careful of USDA/CDC’s claims that virus in milk can “reliably” be neutralized via current pasteurization temperatures.
