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USDA says it is testing beef for H5N1 bird flu virus
USDA says it is testing beef for H5N1 bird flu virus
By Brenda Goodman, CNN
2 minute read
Published 3:47 PM EDT, Mon April 29, 2024
USDA will test ground beef for H5N1 avian influenza viruses. Natalia Semenova/iStockphoto/Getty Images
CNN
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.
The United States Department of Agriculture said on Monday that it is conducting three separate beef safety studies. The agency is sampling ground beef purchased at grocery stores in states where dairy cattle have tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus. It is also taking samples of muscle tissue from sick cows that have been culled from their herd.
Finally, they’re conducting cooking studies, which will inoculate ground beef with a “virus surrogate” and cook it to different temperatures to see how much virus is killed under each heat setting.
The move comes as one country, Colombia, placed restrictions on beef and beef products coming from US states where dairy herds have tested positive for avian influenza.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/29/health/usda-beef-bird-flu/index.html
By Brenda Goodman, CNN
2 minute read
Published 3:47 PM EDT, Mon April 29, 2024
USDA will test ground beef for H5N1 avian influenza viruses. Natalia Semenova/iStockphoto/Getty Images
CNN
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.
The United States Department of Agriculture said on Monday that it is conducting three separate beef safety studies. The agency is sampling ground beef purchased at grocery stores in states where dairy cattle have tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus. It is also taking samples of muscle tissue from sick cows that have been culled from their herd.
Finally, they’re conducting cooking studies, which will inoculate ground beef with a “virus surrogate” and cook it to different temperatures to see how much virus is killed under each heat setting.
The move comes as one country, Colombia, placed restrictions on beef and beef products coming from US states where dairy herds have tested positive for avian influenza.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/29/health/usda-beef-bird-flu/index.html
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