Fred:
Does boiling kill bird flu?
PI AI:
Based on the information I've found, boiling (or more specifically, pasteurization) is effective in killing the bird flu virus in dairy products such as milk.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that pasteurization, which involves heating milk to a high enough temperature, is effective in eliminating infectious H5N1 virus in dairy milk.
While there haven't been any studies specifically on whether pasteurization inactivates bird flu in cow's milk, officials have stated that proper packaging, storage, and pasteurization procedures significantly decrease the risk of contamination.
The FDA has also ordered nationwide testing of bulk milk to identify where the disease is present and to identify infected herds through bulk tank sampling.
Overall, it appears that consuming pasteurized milk is safe during the bird flu outbreak, and raw milk should be avoided as it has not undergone the necessary heat treatment to kill harmful bacteria and viruses.
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