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Trichinae
Slaughterhouse (Hygienic Practices) Regulations, reg. 65 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) Where live trichinae are to be destroyed by heating all parts of the pork muscle tissue shall be heated to a temperature not lower than 137°F by an approved method and care shall be taken to ensure that each part of the product so treated by heating in water is entirely submerged throughout such treatment.
(2) Temperature tests shall include the largest pieces in any lot and pieces in the coolest part of a heating cabinet.
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