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The world's most popular meat, it is consumed fresh in various cuts or preparations, including chops and {{link=sausage">sausage , or cured or smoked for ham , bacon, dry sausage, or other products. Because pigs may be infected by the parasitic disease trichinosis , fresh pork must be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 kF (71 kC) to destroy the parasite. Pork is proscribed by the dietary laws of Islam and Judaism.