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ChatGPT image description: A nervous man stares at a split sausage roll, revealing pink, undercooked ground pork inside. His eyes are wide and brows furrowed in concern as he holds the pastry close to his face, clearly alarmed by what he has just bitten into.

871. Eating 1 or 2 Bites of Undercooked Ground Pork

January 02, 2026 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating 1 or 2 bites of undercooked ground pork.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

  • Meta Platforms - Wikipedia
  • Cook to a Safe Minimum Internal Temperature | FoodSafety.gov
  • What foodborne organisms are in pork?
  • WHO and FAO published a report ranking foodborne viruses | Food Safety News
  • Microbiological risk assessment of viruses in foods Part 1: Food attribution, analytical methods and indicators
  • Presence of hepatitis E virus in commercially available pork products - PubMed
January 02, 2026 /Don Schaffner
Pork, Trichinosis, Hepatitis E, Cooking

DALL·E - A fat ill looking German butcher with Hepatitis with a bloody white apron holding a plate of raw pork on bread covered in onions and parsley

519. Mett, Fresh From a Butcher

October 04, 2023 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating mett, fresh from a butcher.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • haroldina on X: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman I interact with some Germans who are awfully excited about spreading raw pork on bread and calling it food. https://t.co/bKS6hM3SAB You did this with beef before, but is there some way to not risky just because "it's fresh from a butcher"? https://t.co/tnuWlMPr5r" / X
  • Mett - Wikipedia
  • Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on microbiological risk assessment of viruses in foods - Part 1: food attribution, analytical methods and indicators
  • Hepatitis E virus and related viruses in wild, domestic and zoo animals: A review - Spahr - 2018 - Zoonoses and Public Health - Wiley Online Library
  • Occurrence of Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs and Pork Cuts and Organs at the Time of Slaughter, Spain, 2017 - PMC
  • Outbreaks attributed to pork in the United States, 1998–2015 - PMC
  • X.J. Meng, MD, MS, PhD | Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine | Virginia Tech
October 04, 2023 /Don Schaffner
Mett, Pork, Salmonella, Hepatitis E

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