You mean those diseases which have never been found to occur in pigs? Yeah. Delicious. I'm not defending this practice, but your reason to be against it is based on a falsehood.
No. The reason that we used to be advised to cook pork thoroughly was because of trichinosis. That is no longer common, so it is no longer necessary to thoroughly cook pork to the degree that it used to be.
Link to the article if anyone wants to read it: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23817808/pig-farm-investigation-feedback-immunity-feces-intestines
Im good. Bacon tasty. Preachy vegans are lame.
You mean those diseases which have never been found to occur in pigs? Yeah. Delicious. I'm not defending this practice, but your reason to be against it is based on a falsehood.
Oh wow you changed my mind
Does prion disease affect pigs who eat other pigs? Is it one of the reasons we are extra careful to cook pork thoroughly?
No. The reason that we used to be advised to cook pork thoroughly was because of trichinosis. That is no longer common, so it is no longer necessary to thoroughly cook pork to the degree that it used to be.