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FDA Tests Cheese Amid H5N1 Outbreak; Factory Crisis Injures 20

1/3/2025

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The FDA is taking action by testing aged raw milk cheese for H5N1 after a concerning outbreak in poultry and dairy cows, collecting 300 samples to evaluate contamination risks. Meanwhile, a New Mexico cheese factory faced a crisis when a mechanical failure caused a dangerous acid-chlorine reaction, injuring 20 workers in a toxic gas cloud.

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The FDA is taking action by testing aged raw milk cheese for H5N1 after a concerning outbreak in poultry and dairy cows, collecting 300 samples to evaluate contamination risks. Meanwhile, a New Mexico cheese factory faced a crisis when a mechanical failure caused a dangerous acid-chlorine reaction, injuring 20 workers in a toxic gas cloud.