USDA researchers are testing ground beef for the presence of bird flu in areas where the virus has been found in dairy cattle. While USDA remains confident the U.S. meat supply is safe, it is ...

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.

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 ...

Ground beef is displayed for sale at a market in Washington, Saturday, April 1, 2017. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will test ground beef samples for bird flu particles, though officials said ...

This April 1, 2017, file photo shows ground beef displayed for sale at a market in Washington. The United States Department of Agriculture will test ground beef samples for bird flu particles.

FILE – Ground beef is displayed for sale at a market in Washington, Saturday, April 1, 2017. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will test ground beef samples for bird flu particles, though ...

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. (AP ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that bird flu was found in beef for the first time. H5N1 has only been detected so far in dairy cows and not in beef cattle.

The U.S. government said on Monday it is collecting samples of ground beef at retail stores in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows for testing, but remains confident the meat supply is … ...

Retail samples of ground beef in states with dairy cattle that had tested positive for avian influenza H5N1 have tested negative for the virus, according to the USDA’s Animal and […] ...

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 ...

Only one of the 96 cows had bird flu, the AP reported. The USDA said that 95 cows have tested negative for the virus. H5N1 has only been detected so far in dairy cows and not in beef cattle, the ...