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.
Kitchen Fact: The safe internal temperature for cooked pork is 145Â° Fahrenheit. All cuts of pork, with the exception of ground pork, should be cooked to an internal temperature of 145Â°F, and the temperature should be measured at the thickest part of the meat not touching any bone.