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Pork Scratchings

jopar said:
There is a worm that used to be found in the skin/flesh of pork, which was very difficult to kill and could cause health issuses when comsumed by human... Rest assured that this isn't the problem that it once was and really hasn't been since before the 80's...
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Trichinella

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis

originally I looked up trichomonias by mistake

AFAICR this was the reason for the banning of pork in Judaism and Islam both
 
Who'd have thought... My own thread making me feel physically sick. :cry:
 
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