Healthy Living

Pork – a safe and nutritious protein

Pork was often overcooked because there were concerns about trichinella – a parasite that once posed a food safety risk in the commercial pork supply. 

But a recent report from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service deemed trichinella to be a “negligible risk for public health. 

Dr. Heather Fowler, director of producer and public health for the National Pork Board

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