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.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will test ground beef for bird flu particles, though officials said Tuesday they’re confident the nation’s meat supply is safe. Bird flu has been found in ...

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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 ...

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 ...

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 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.