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Disease from eating black bear meat: Trichinellosis #shorts



Trichinellosis is spread to humans through consuming raw or undercooked black bear, wild boar, and commercial pork. Worldwide, there are about 10,000 cases of trichinellosis, but it’s far less common in the US. However, it’s absolutely critical to cook bear meat or wild boar to 160 degrees F to prevent the disease.
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  1. If you've never seen the tapeworm bear videos, just know that pretty much every bear out there is infested with worms of multiple types. It may be good, but it's not at all worth the risk of contamination, especially if storing it amongst other foods before cooking and after processing.

  2. I’ll tell you what bear meat parasites might be the top of the white people problem pecking order 😂. I mean it’s cool but this is certainly a niche issue.

  3. People in our country eat any and everything 😂 then have the nerve to be talking about other countries eating different meats not everything should be eaten that's why you people getting sick now

  4. It should be noted that trichinosis is EXTREMELY rare in commercially raised pork. The latest case of trichinosis from commercial pork in America was more than 20 years ago. Overall, it's quite rare (less than 20 cases per year), with all of those cases coming from bear, wild boar, or small-farm-raised (not subject to USDA testing) pig meat.

    Also, cooking temps for pork has changed. The USDA no longer recommends cooking whole cuts of pork to 160 degrees Fahrenheit (though ground meat is still advised to be cooked to 160 degrees). Whole pork cuts can instead be cooked to 145 degrees with a 3-minute rest. You could, alternatively, cook the pork at 137 degrees for an extended period of time to kill the parasite. No more overcooked, tough as a boot, dry pork chops! Yum!

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