Why must pork be cooked to 145°f (63°c)?

It's important to know that when coming to food safety, you need to cook meat to the correct temperature. This will help us to prevent parasitic infections and foodborne illness. Pork is that special type of food that we need to prepare with certain guidelines. In doing so we reduce the risk of infections and illness. The infections caused by eating pork comes from the parasite Trichinella spiralis, which causes trichinosis. Before 2011, the standard in cooking pork was 160° F (71° C). However, in 2011, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated this recommendation to 145°F (63°C).