Jess Waterman of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets pours a sample of fresh milk from a bulk tank into a vial as she demonstrates how the state is testing milk across the state for ...

Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in the Texas panhandle — which has subsequently led to the infection of more than 700 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new federal order Friday requiring raw (unpasteurized) milk samples nationwide be tested for the bird flu after recent outbreaks. The ...

Cornell food scientists show that a standard quality test used for raw, organic milk is insufficient for distinguishing between specific groups of bacteria, suggesting that the criteria for ...