The Food and Drug Administration has begun testing aged raw cow’s milk cheese for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), or bird flu.

The FDA is testing in response to a bird flu outbreak in multiple states, which is affecting people, poultry, and dairy cows across the U.S. Field staff will collect hundreds of samples from warehouses and distribution hubs across the country.

Raw milk cheese is made with unpasteurized milk. In the U.S., cheese that can be made from raw milk needs to be aged for at least 60 days in order to mitigate the risk from any present pathogens.

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