The USDA is testing ground beef sold at retailers located in U.S. states with bird flu outbreaks in dairy cattle. But the agency said it’s “confident that the meat supply is safe.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is testing ground beef sold at retailers located in U.S. states with bird flu outbreaks in dairy cattle.The USDA said it remains confident that the meat supply is safe, noting its "rigorous meat inspection process.
In addition to sampling and testing ground beef, the USDA said it’s conducting two other beef safety studies related to bird flu in dairy cattle – including a beef cooking study. For this study, the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service will use "a virus surrogate" in ground beef and cook it at different temperatures "to determine log-reduction of the virus.
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