No Sign of Bird Flu in Ground Beef, USDA Says

THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- After investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that the nation's ground beef supply is so far testing negative for the presence of H5N1 avian flu.

In a statement, the agency said that its Food Safety and Inspection Service tested 30 samples of ground beef from retail outlets in "states with dairy cattle herds that had tested positive for the H5N1 influenza virus at the time of sample collection" and "all samples tested negative for H5N1."

"These results reaffirm that the meat supply is safe," the USDA concluded.