• @Saleh@feddit.org
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    83 days ago

    I can only speak about Germany, but Germany is one of the largest pork producers and consumers.

    There is at least one mayor scandal every year about malpractice, lack of hygiene and/or abuse of workers at industrial animal farms and slaughterhouses. The number of government inspectors only is enough to allow for inspections about once every 20 years or so per business. Also in many cases inspections are done by the local veterinarians, who also have the farmers/slaughter houses as customers and have a clear conflict of interest.

      • @Saleh@feddit.org
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        23 days ago

        I don’t know. As a lack of proper inspections is a key aspect to the issue, i wouldn’t trust it not to be the case.

        • @interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml
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          2 days ago

          I mean, how often are humans found infected by worms and reported in proportion to all pork eaten ?

          Looks like they are called these names

          Parasite/Disease Type Disease(s) Transmission Prevalence / Meat Contamination Rate
          Trichinella spp. Helminth Trichinosis Undercooked pork/game meat Low in commercial pork; higher in wild game (esp. bear, boar)
          Toxoplasma gondii Protozoa Toxoplasmosis Cat feces, undercooked meat High global exposure; ~30–50% worldwide seroprevalence
          Sarcocystis spp. Protozoa Sarcocystosis Undercooked meat, contaminated food Common in livestock; human infections relatively rare
          Taenia spp. Helminth Taeniasis, Cysticercosis Undercooked beef/pork Moderate; more common in regions with poor meat inspection