USDA study finds cooked hamburgers safe from bird flu risk, with proper cooking temperatures inactivating H5N1 virus.

USDA study finds cooked hamburgers pose no bird flu risk: Properly cooking hamburgers to 145-160°F kills the bird flu virus, according to experimental studies by the US Department of Agriculture. 30 samples of ground beef from retail outlets tested negative for H5N1 virus. The US has confirmed bird flu in dairy cattle in nine states since late March.

May 16, 2024
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