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The main caution for pork meat, for decades, has been its prevalence to trichinosis. All meat, including beef, can be a carrier of this parasitic infection.View attachment 265968
Pork and French bread. Not every meal can go on a paper plate.
Cooked to 147 deg. ....the fda may not call it safe, but not everyone likes to compromise on dried out trash in the name of eliminating very minimal risk.View attachment 265970
However, with modern farming standards, there hasn't been any documented US cases of trichinosis since the 60's. Many chefs are recommending to make pork "doneness" as you would prefer your beef. So, if you prefer bloody rare, then do so. If anything, you'll more likely get E.coli poisoning than trichinosis.
Of course, the FDA is not going to ever recommend consuming any meat raw or undercooked. But, how long have people been eating rare beef steaks and raw fish/shellfish?
However, the taboo of eating "undercooked" pork is still heavily ingrained in peoples' brain, to this day.