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Health & Nutrition: Food Safety and Quality

Are there any special food safety concerns during pregnancy?

  • Never eat raw meat, such as steak tartare (a raw hamburger dish), poultry or seafood (especially raw oysters and clams).

  • Don't eat raw or undercooked eggs or any food containing them such as Caesar salads, mousse, some custards, homemade ice cream and homemade mayonnaise.

  • Don't drink raw or unpasteurized milk or foods made from raw milk.

  • Don't eat soft cheeses such as feta, Brie, Camembert, blue and Mexican style soft white types as Queso Blanco and Queso Fresco.

  • Avoid food from deli counters and thoroughly reheat lunch meats and hot dogs.

  • Make sure food is well-cooked with no pink in hamburgers, meat, poultry or seafood. Fish should flake easily.

  • Before eating stuffing cooked inside whole poultry, be sure it has reached 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
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