CHICAGO: The US Division of Agriculture stated on Monday (Apr 29) that it’s gathering samples of floor beef in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows for testing however stays assured the meat provide is secure.
The USDA will analyze the bottom beef to find out “whether or not any viral particles are current,” in line with an announcement.
The US Meals and Drug Administration stated on Friday that checks of milk confirmed pasteurization killed the fowl flu virus, as Colorado turned the ninth US state to report an contaminated dairy herd.
There are not any recognized instances of fowl flu in beef cattle up to now.
The USDA is gathering muscle samples at slaughter amenities of dairy cattle which were condemned to find out the presence of viral particles. It’s going to additionally use “a virus surrogate” in floor beef and prepare dinner it at totally different temperatures to find out how the virus is affected, the assertion stated.