USDA testing ground beef in states with bird flu outbreaks in dairy cows
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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.”
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U.S. agriculture officials say dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus in an effort to track and control the growing outbreak
Reacting to the spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in dairy cattle, the Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will require starting Monday testing of all dairy cattle before interstate movement and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday issued a federal order that any dairy cows being transported from one farm to another across state lines should be tested for bird flu.
U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand — and stop — the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture 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 safe.
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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 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 safe.
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 nearly three-dozen dairy herds across nine states.
Ground beef being sold at retail stores in the U.S. is being tested for H5N1 bird flu, part of a wider investigation into an outbreak that’s affecting dairy cows, though officials remain confident that the meat is safe for human consumption. A spokesperson for the U.S.
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 will test ground beef for bird flu particles, though officials said they're confident the nation's meat supply is safe.
