FDA Chief Says Agency Preparing For Potential of Bird Flu Transmission to Humans by Savannah Hulsey Pointer – US Politics News

The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) outlined his agency’s preparations for a “large level” jump of the avian flu to humans.
Dr. Robert Califf, who serves as the FDA Commissioner, spoke to members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies on May 8.
Lawmakers questioned the commissioner about reports that the avian flu has been found in the bovine population and the milk supply in the United States.
While he assured those present that all samples tested showed no live virus in the milk supply making it to the shelves, he also asserted that his agency and others, needed to be ready for a possible outbreak….