No. Some don't pasteurize the bacon after cured but it is a good safety practice. You can pasteurize beef, pork and lamb as low as 130 if held there long enough (112 minutes.) The duration is shorter as the lowest temp in the meat rises (4 minutes at 145.) When your meat therm alarm hits 130 start your timer and ieven f it doesn't rise in 112 minutes you met your pasteurized requirement at 130 and if you go up it's even better (shorter duration.) This is the pasteurization table that shows we should cook to 145 with a 4 minute hold and ground beef to 160 or really 158 for instant no hold needed. These temps and durations are all the same results.
Temperature Time Temperature Time
°F (°C) (Minutes) °F (°C) (Seconds)
130 (54.4) 112 min 146 (63.3) 169 sec
131 (55.0) 89 min 147 (63.9) 134 sec
132 (55.6) 71 min 148 (64.4) 107 sec
133 (56.1) 56 min 149 (65.0) 85 sec
134 (56.7) 45 min 150 (65.6) 67 sec
135 (57.2) 36 min 151 (66.1) 54 sec
136 (57.8) 28 min 152 (66.7) 43 sec
137 (58.4) 23 min 153 (67.2) 34 sec
138 (58.9) 18 min 154 (67.8) 27 sec
139 (59.5) 15 min 155 (68.3) 22 sec
140 (60.0) 12 min 156 (68.9) 17 sec
141 (60.6) 9 min 157 (69.4) 14 sec
142 (61.1) 8 min 158 (70.0) 0 sec
143 (61.7) 6 min
144 (62.2) 5 min
145 (62.8) 4 min
Table C.1: Pasteurization times for beef, corned beef, lamb, pork and cured pork (FDA, 2009, 3-401.11.B.2).
