Food Safety and Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. 20250-3700

News and Information

Updated September 16, 2002

Cooking Ground Beef Safely

Cook to proper temperatures

Past Features:

July 2, 1998

(L to R) Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman, Meat and Poultry Hotline Manager Bessie Berry, and Vice President Al Gore presented tips to promote safe handling and grilling of meat and poultry during the summer.

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USDA Urges Consumers To Use Food Thermometer When Cooking Ground Beef Patties (August 11, 1998)

An FSIS/ARS Study: Premature Browning of Cooked Ground Beef--Synopsis
- Cooked-to-Brown Burgers May Not Tell the Truth (ARS News & Information, February 2, 2001)

Lighting Influences the Perception of Cooked Color of Ground Beef Patties--Slide Show & Photos, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

Technical Information: Color of Cooked Ground Beef as It Relates to Doneness (August 1998)

digital thermometer reading 160 degrees

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For Further Information Contact:

Media Inquiries: (202) 720-9113
Congressional Inquiries: (202) 720-3897
Constituent Inquiries: (202) 720-9113
Consumer Inquiries: Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline; TTY: 1-800-256-7072.

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