Any sort of change, injury, or trauma to an infantâs umbilical cord can result in serious medical issues. If an umbilical cord become compressed, oxygen, blood flow, and nutrients can be cut off from the baby, resulting in brain damage and in severe cases, fetal death. Fortunately, umbilical cord compression can be detected easily and if treated quickly, the aforementioned medical problems may be eliminated.
The one exception is that ground pork needs to be cooked to the higher temperature of 160Â°F, so keep this in mind when making meatloaf or burgers out of ground pork. Kitchen Fact Source: Fresh Pork from Farm to Table at USDA.gov.
by: Bill. A few days ago the USDA made a change to the recommended cooking temperature for pork. The new lower done temperature is 145 degrees Fahrenheit. Used to be 160 degrees.That doesn't mean you can't still cook pork the way you like it.You may find that pink 145 degree pork just isn't appealing to you. was planning to cook a couple of pork loins for this Memorial Day, and wanted to know what the actual done temperature is now. I thought pork had to be cooked to 160 degrees, but heard that's no longer the case.