California suspends company’s sale of raw milk after new outbreak of bird flu - RFK Jr., a proponent of raw milk, could soon lead the Department of Health and Human Services

Understaffing, workers say, has increased the potential for delays or mistakes, with potential consequences for the state's farms.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in a child in California last week.

The H5N1 virus was found in a sample of unpasteurized milk at a store, prompting a recall of one batch. Health agencies have warned against the growing dietary fad.

Distribution of Raw Farm raw milk products has been suspended after bird flu virus was found in milk samples, the California Department of Food and Agriculture said.

A child in California has been infected with bird flu. It’s the first case of H5N1 influenza in a minor, and the number of human infections in the U.S. this year has now reached 55, according to the CDC.

Over the weekend, California state health officials warned the public to avoid drinking raw milk from a Fresno-based dairy farm that was being sold in stores. H5N1, the virus driving the current bird flu outbreak, was detected in a retail milk sample.