ham: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service - Hams and Food Safety. Oct 27, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnological Information - PubMed Central - The Pork Meat or the Environment of the Production Facility? The Effect of Individual Technological Steps on the Bacterial Contamination in Cooked Hams. Oct 15, 2025
Add new Web site: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service - Hams and Food Safety. Dec 02, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Health aspects of dry-cured ham (PDF). Oct 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Virginia Cooperative Extension - Dry Curing Virginia-Style Ham. Aug 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Cooked ham classification on the basis of brine injection level and pork breeding country. Jan 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Michigan State University - Center for Research on Ingredient Safety - Country, cured, fresh or smoked ham, what is the difference? Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMd - The Meat You Eat: What's Good for You? Jul 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Ham Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. Apr 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - Is Ham Healthy? Nutrition, Benefits, and Downsides. Sep 27, 2022
Removed media. Aug 26, 2021
Changed “trichina” to “Trichinella parasites.” Apr 20, 2021
Add new Web site: The Spruce Eats - What is Ham? Apr 04, 2018
Added video. Feb 06, 2015
Media added. Mar 07, 2009
Added new Web site: United States Department of Agriculture - Ham and Food Safety. Jun 13, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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