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Why I Do Not Recommend Pork - Nearly 70 Percent Contaminated with Dangerous Pathogens

Eating Pork

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  • According to Consumer Reports, 69 percent of all raw pork samples tested were contaminated with the dangerous bacteria Yersinia enterocolitica, which can cause fever and gastrointestinal illness. Ground pork was more likely than pork chops to be contaminated

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