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Minimum safe cooking temperature

       Raw meat carries many of germs and parasites such as Taenia solium and Streptococcus suis from pork, Taenia  saginata from beef, Opisthorchis viverrini from
Cyprinoid fish and food poisoning from raw seafoods so minimal safe cooking temperature need to prevent infection.
Food
Type
Internal temperature( C)
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Ground meat and meat mixtures
Beef, pork, veal, lamb
72
Turkey, chicken
74
Fresh beef, veal, lamb
Steaks, roasts, chops
Rest time: 3 minutes
63
Poultry
All Poultry (beasts, whole bird, legs
, thighs, wings, ground poultry, giblets
, and stuffing)
74
Pork and ham
Fresh pork and ham
Rest time: 3 minutes
63
Precooked ham (to reheat) 
74
Eggs and eggs dishes
Eggs
Cook until yolk and white
are firm
Eggs dishes
72
Leftovers and casseroles
Leftovers and casseroles
74
Seafood
Fish with fins
63 or cook until flesh is
opaque and separates
easily with a fork
Shrimp, lobster, crab and scallops
Cook until flesh is pearly
or white, and opaque
Clams, oysters, mussels
Cook until shells open
during cooking
Announced on  9 August  2019
ref:https:https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/safe-minimum-cooking-temperature
Article by Nuttapon Ekobol
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