The USDA is ramping up testing for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle, milk, and now ground beef. FTCLDF Executive Director Alexia Kulwiec says that FTCLDF has not received any reports to date of FTCLDF members receiving visits or calls rom the USDA or state departments of agriculture.
“Our stance as an organization has always been that raw dairy, and raw dairy products, are nutritious foods that consumers should be able to obtain from the farm or ranch of their choice,” says Kulwiec. “When these types of concerns arise over infectious pathogens, it only serves to strengthen the argument for aa decentralized, more local and regional food supply.”