Unpasteurized or raw milk soft cheese can be contaminated with listeria, a harmful bacteria that can cause listeriosis. This primarily foodborne infection is particularly dangerous for expectant moms, who are about 20 times more likely to develop listeriosis after eating a contaminated food than other healthy adults are. Unlike other bacteria, listeria enters the bloodstream directly and can get to a baby quickly, possibly leading to miscarriage, preterm birth , stillbirth, or serious illness or even death in a newborn.
Risks may be greater in the third trimester, but experts including the CDC and ACOG recommend taking precautions to prevent listeria infection throughout pregnancy. Where does that leave your next Greek salad, spoonful of blue cheese crumbles, plate of fresh mozzarella?
Play it safe. Same goes for cottage cheese, ricotta, cream cheese, and processed cheese most of these cheese products are pasteurized. As a general rule, imported cheese is more likely to be unpasteurized than domestic cheese. Want to play it extra, extra safe?
The CDC has linked some listeria infection outbreaks to Mexican-style soft cheeses made from pasteurized milk but under less-than-reliably sanitary conditions, with contamination most likely taking place during the cheese-making. Still, with pasteurized cheese so easy to find, why eat it raw?
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