Bird Flu virus from Milk: Is milk safe?

Various samples of pasteurized milk were tested and the results were shocking, as announced by the Food and Drug Administration. 

As per the agency, the pasteurization will inactivate the virus in the milk. However, the process could still leave some viral particles behind. Thus, as per the statements of the Food and Drug Administration, the findings do not show actual virus that may prove to be a risk to consumers. 

The results suggested earlier that the traces of bird flu virus were present on 1 in 5 of pasteurized milk samples, as per the FDA. Next, positive results were found in greater numbers in areas having infected herds. 

The Food and Drug Administration stated that about 20 percent of the milk samples that were tested from the retail market held viral fragments of the H5N1 bird flu. The results thus proposed concerns regarding the safety of the milk supply in the United States. 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that the risk actually remains low for the ones who got infected from milk. 
There have been two recent incidents of the H5N1 bird flu in human beings. 

Is it safe to drink milk?
The FDA suggests that the tests actually found several fragments of the virus. However, this does not imply that the viruses were alive and could infect, leading to diseases. The scientists of the agency's are actively conducting additional tests in order to know whether the fragments are infectious. This would help them know if consuming the affected milk could lead to infections or not.

The FDA explained on its website that pasteurization is actually effective in inactivating the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
As of now, the testing did not detect the presence of any infectious, live virus.
These results reaffirm our assessment that the commercial milk supply is safe." said the FDA.