248. Eating Raw Bacon

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating raw cured bacon. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: “@mathowie @busblog Hey Matt, this is a great question. As raw meats go, bacon is pretty low risk. Based on this research done by my colleague Cathy Cutter @drkitty92 and her graduate student https://t.co/QgxuvlT5Au it looks like conventional bacon is pretty good at inhibiting pathogens.” / Twitter Investigation of Quality Attributes and Inhibition of Foodborne Pathogens in “No-Nitrate or Nitrite-Added” Bacon Risk Assessment of Human Toxoplasmosis Associated with the Consumption of Pork Meat in Italy - Condoleo - 2018 - Risk Analysis - Wiley Online Library Myth: The Use of Celery Powder to Cure Some Meats is Misleading What Will Happen If You Eat Undercooked Bacon?