On Oct 28, 9:19?pm, Reg > wrote:
> >
> Here are the US CFR regs on the required cooking temps for
> pork. The 160 F figure you frequently hear is about 50 years
> out of date.
>
> <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=9&PART=318&...>
>
> Degrees Minimum time
> Degrees fahrenheit centigrade
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 120.................................. 49.0 21 hours.
> 122.................................. 50.0 9.5 hours.
> 124.................................. 51.1 4.5 hours.
> 126.................................. 52.2 2 hours.
> 128.................................. 53.4 1 hour.
> 130.................................. 54.5 30 minutes.
> 132.................................. 55.6 15 minutes.
> 134.................................. 56.7 6 minutes.
> 136.................................. 57.8 3 minutes.
> 138.................................. 58.9 2 minutes.
> 140.................................. 60.0 1 minute.
> 142.................................. 61.1 1 minute.
> 144.................................. 62.2 Instant.


That's not a cooking chart... that's a trichina neutralizing chart.