Whether it's for health reasons or preference, many people avoid cow's milk. The good news is there are plenty of alternatives on the market.

Raw milk lacks this process, in which the milk is usually heated to 161 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 15 seconds, and is instead consumed just how it comes out of the cow.

Federal health officials have begun collecting samples of aged raw cow's milk cheese across the U.S. to test for bird flu, the Food and Drug Administration announced.. Sample collection started at ...

Samples will come from raw cow’s milk cheese that has been aged a minimum of 60 days, the duration which the U.S. requires raw milk cheese to be aged to mitigate the spread of pathogens.

"Raw cow's milk is unsafe to drink because it can contain harmful pathogens," Nadeau says. "Some of the pathogens found in raw milk can cause serious life-threatening disease like Guillain-Barré ...

A new study paints a complex picture of the outbreak, suggesting that the virus could be spreading in multiple ways and that it is not always mild in cows. By Emily Anthes As the bird flu outbreak ...