The USDA in May tested 109 beef samples from dairy cows sent to slaughter and found bird flu virus particles in one cow's tissue sample. Older dairy cattle are often slaughtered for ground beef.

But finding it in beef is a new development for the outbreak, which began in 2022. The agency said last month that it would test ground beef for bird flu at retail stores, but it has yet to find ...

The U.S. government says it will begin testing samples of ground beef at stores in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows. Federal officials are looking to verify the safety of beef and ...

More dairy cows to be tested for bird flu after findings in grocery store milk 02:45. Tests of ground beef purchased at retail stores have been negative for bird flu so far, the U.S. Department of ...

Two studies will test if particles of the bird flu virus, called Type A H5N1, is found in beef for sale in the states where dairy cows have tested positive or in the muscles of dairy cows sent to ...

The USDA will test ground beef for bird flu. Here's what to know The virus was first found in dairy cows this spring, and since then, H5N1 was detected in the lung tissue of a dairy cow culled and ...

The US Department of Agriculture is now testing ground beef for traces of bird flu following an outbreak of the virus in dozens of dairy cattle herds across the nation. The Mirror US.

Even if bird flu were to end up in consumer beef, the USDA says, cooking the meat to an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit (73.9 Celsius) will kill it just like it kills E. coli and ...

Food safety officials say they are testing beef, including ground beef from grocery stores, for the presence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s spreading in dairy cattle. CNN values your feedback 1.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will expand bird-flu testing of beef entering the food supply as part of its response to the ongoing outbreak among dairy cattle, adding that ...

The USDA will test ground beef for bird flu. Here's what to know The virus was first found in dairy cows this spring, and since then, H5N1 was detected in the lung tissue of a dairy cow culled and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will test ground beef samples for bird flu particles, though officials said Tuesday, April 30, 2024, they're confident the nation's meat supply is safe.