That's where a meat temperature chart can help. ... For pork, our test kitchen preferred temperature is between 138 and 140 degrees (before resting). The USDA guideline is 145 degrees.

What temperature should pork be cooked to? The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends cooking pork to at least 145°F to eliminate potential disease-causing parasites and bacteria.

Improperly cooked meat can harbor harmful bacteria. This article explains how to properly take the temperature of meat and discusses the recommended temperatures for safely cooking different meats.

A bit of pink in pork appears to be OK after all. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service will announce Tuesday that it has lowered its temperature recommendation ...

Lovers of pink, juicy pork can rejoice now that the government says you can safely cook whole cuts of all meats to just 145 degrees. ... USDA changes temperature for safely cooked pork.

In the 24-hour-a-day freakout world of foodborne illnesses and recalls, this notion may take some getting used to. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture now says that we should cook pork at a lowe… ...

No need to overcook pork, the USDAadvised earlier this week. The agency lowered its recommended cooking temperature to 145 degrees from 160 degrees, to a round of applause from chefs. But don’t ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service will announce Tuesday that it has lowered its temperature recommendation for cooking pork to 145 degrees.

That was because pork cooked to an internal temperature of less than 165 degrees courted trichinosis, a dreaded parasitic disease. But more often than not, the meat ended up tasting like shoe leather.