undercooked porkchops help!

[afraid213]

So, I made pork chops for dinner in my crock pot.....and I, for some reason, thought the temp only had to be 160, but its 170 for pork. ..long story short, I ate them and fed them to my daughter at only 160degrees. Ugh are we going to get good poisoning?

[deeendnamtoe]

"For safety, the USDA recommends cooking ground pork patties and ground pork mixtures such as meat loaf to 160 °F. Cook all organ and variety meats (such as heart, kidney, liver, tongue, and chitterlings) to 160 °F. Cook all raw pork steaks, chops, and roasts to a minimum internal temperature of 145 °F as measured with a food thermometer before removing meat from the heat source." That's what I found online so you should be fine

[Syrup]

The USDA actually changed the temp. for pork about a year ago to 145. You are totally safe!

[afraid213]

Hmmm...on the cover for my meat thermometer , it says pork to 170! Whew what a relief

[HEH18]

Yeah the thermometers always list much higher temps than what is necessary I've noticed that on all our thermometer guidelines too!

[ChiGal]

I always cook my pork to 145 so it doesn't get dry - the pork will still cook even after it is out of the oven/off the pan. You are all fine!

[Saitamaop]

mee too do the same.