Talk:Trichinosis

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AFAIK, there are no known cases of trichinosis being spread by cannibalism. I know the person who made that addition, and I know that she knows of no such cases. It simply seemed logical to her. Is that misleading? Should we remove it? -User:Homo_Stannous

I guess it is kinda pointless to say if there aren't any known cases of it happening.

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The risk of trichinosis is the historical basis for the halal and kosher prohibitions on eating pork.

As far as I know there is no historical account of the basis for the dietary laws, and this must be speculation.

[edit] Prevention: Drying, Smoking, and Curing

Marked sentence "Curing (salting), drying, smoking, or microwaving meat does not consistently kill infective worms." in Prevention section as ^{[verification needed]}. Lacking reference, this claim seems to be strictly opinion. The word "consistently" is highly subject to interpretation. There is evidence that at least some of the methods mentioned are acceptable practice. See: USDA regulations PART 318—ENTRY INTO OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS; REINSPECTION AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS § 318.10 Prescribed treatment of pork and products containing pork to destroy trichinae. Recommend removal of this sentence barring addition of justifying references. --TRosenbaum 15:30, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Added references and explained CDC recommendations (likely intended to discourage amateur processing of pork using these methods) vs USDA regulations for commercial food processors (apparently under carefully controlled conditions, drying and curing can be effective in inactivating trichina). Don't try this at home kids. --TRosenbaum 16:43, 28 January 2007 (UTC)