UPDATE—Very preliminary partial results from FDA tests show PCR positive pasteurized milk so far are not active virus—though more testing of 297 positive retail milk🥛 samples are needed and still pending. ➡️HOWEVER, we expected most to be negative, but DOSE OF VIRUS LOAD MATTERS. Esteemed virologist @EckerleIsabella says we don’t know many things still:
📌What is the UPPER LIMIT of pasteurization effectiveness against milk with higher viral loads?
📌Viral loads of milk which they can GUARANTEE full inactivation? (In the past, pasteurization worked on majority of viruses, but a minority of live virus slipped thru pasteurization. The current lab results could just be the lucky majority)
📌Given human foods and millions/billions of gallons of milk consumption, “probably good” is not good enough.
The @US_FDA and @USDA @USDAFoodSafety still have to prove safety for all levels of the virus in milk. Still awaiting such data.
fda.gov/food/alerts-ad…
📌What is the UPPER LIMIT of pasteurization effectiveness against milk with higher viral loads?
📌Viral loads of milk which they can GUARANTEE full inactivation? (In the past, pasteurization worked on majority of viruses, but a minority of live virus slipped thru pasteurization. The current lab results could just be the lucky majority)
📌Given human foods and millions/billions of gallons of milk consumption, “probably good” is not good enough.
The @US_FDA and @USDA @USDAFoodSafety still have to prove safety for all levels of the virus in milk. Still awaiting such data.
fda.gov/food/alerts-ad…
2) I’m sticking by ULTRA PASTEURIZED for now.
https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1783971872532463880
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