Avril on Pork

If I were on the National Pork Board I would consider suing the pants off Avril Lavigne. Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live Avril announced that she will not eat pork because, "If you eat pork you have a 99.9% chance of getting a parasite. Its very true."

I think Avril is very cute, and I enjoy her music, but that was a stupid thing to say. Doesn't she watch Oprah? Slandering the entire pork industry could be big trouble.

I cannot find any proof that her assertion is accurate. Maybe socialist Canadian pigs have parasites, but here in the United States, pork is safe.

According to the National Pork Board:

What about trichinosis?
Because of modern feeding practices, trichinosis is a no longer a concern. Although trichina is virtually nonexistent in pork, if it were present, it would be killed at 137 degrees F. That's well below the recommended end cooking temperature for pork, which is 160 degrees F.

http://www.otherwhitemeat.com/allaboutpork/foodsafety/foodsafetyFAQ.htm

What was Avril thinking? Jimmy Kimmel should consider issuing an apology and correction to distance himself from Avril's uneducated opinion.