Milk News Bird Flu. Results of tests run by the food and drug administration show that pasteurization is working to kill off bird flu in milk and other dairy products, the agency says. We asked experts about the safety of drinking pasteurised and raw milk.

Federal officials say they’re double checking whether pasteurization has eradicated the danger from possible bird virus particles in milk. The food and drug administration announced tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk taken from grocery store shelves had tested positive for bird flu, also known as highly.