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What is the maximum temperature that raw meat can reach during processing?

Last Updated: December 14, 2009

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Maximum temperature matters in relation to time held at that temperature. The University of Wisconsin at Madison has developed a tool to help analyze temperature deviations during processing called "THERM":

http://www.meathaccp.wisc.edu/newPathogen_Models.htm

This website also has a PDF of the article justifying the scientific basis for this tool.

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