The USDA tested 30 samples from states with herds infected by H5N1.
Tests of ground beef purchased at retail stores have been negative for bird flu so far, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday, after studying meat samples collected from states with herds infected by this year's unprecedented outbreak of the virus in cattle.The results 'reaffirm that the meat supply is safe,' the department said in a statement published late Wednesday after the testing was completed.
The studies come after the USDA ramped up testing requirements on dairy cattle moving across state lines last month in response to the outbreak. Officials said that was in part because it had detected a mutated version of H5N1 in the lung tissue of an asymptomatic cow that had been sent to slaughter. While the cow was blocked from entering the food supply by FSIS, officials suggested the 'isolated' incident raised questions about how the virus was spreading.
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