You are misreading the original CDC quote I posted and misinterpreting what I said. I repeat it here. ********************************************** "Infection was once very common and usually caused by ingestion of undercooked pork. However, infection is now relatively rare. During 1997-2001, an average of 12 cases per year were reported. The number of cases has decreased because of legislation prohibiting the feeding of raw-meat garbage to hogs, commercial and home freezing of pork, and the public awareness of the danger of eating raw or undercooked pork products. Cases are less commonly buttociated with pork products and more often buttociated with eating raw or undercooked wild game meats." ************************************************************************ I made no distinction between commercial pork and other sources. Indeed, you were the one who brought up wild boar (incorrectly) and opened up your post to correction.
clarified butter sold commercially 295In the spirit of learning something every day, I googled "Australian butter" and found some with this description at Richer and creamier than American butter, it is made...
The source you cite corroborates what I posted, and then goes on to separate sources of infection:
"Results: Although trichinellosis was buttociated historically with eating Trichinella-infected pork from domesticated sources, wild game meat was the most common source of infection during 1997ö2001. During this 5-year period, 72 cases were reported to CDC. Of these, 31 (43%) cases were buttociated with eating wild game: 29 with bear meat, one with cougar meat, and one with wild boar meat. In comparison, only 12 (17%) cases were buttociated with eating commercial pork products, including four cases traced to a foreign source. Nine (13%) cases were buttociated with eating noncommercial pork from home-raised or direct-from-farm swine where U.S. commercial pork production industry standards and regulations do not apply."
The same file then goes on to say:
"The source of infection was known or suspected for 57 (79%) patients. Pork products were buttociated with 22 (39%) cases: 12 with commercial pork, nine with home-raised or direct-from-farm swine, and one with a wild boar."
So, as you can see, 39% of *known-source* infection is from commercial pork products. Minimal risk, surely, but not non-existent.
Boron
