Sargento cheese listeria recall

catem07

fyi. No listeria found, jus a cautionary recall. 

https://www.localmemphis.com/news/finance/listeria-fears-prompt-sargento-cheese-recall/655126682?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_LocalMemphis

Magheeta

Is there anything safe to eat anymore?!? 

peachy0709

I HATE LISTERIA. 

kitkat8387

I feel like all the foods they keep recalling for listeria (Hummus, and now cheese) aren't even the foods we are told to AVOID for listeria (such as deli meat). Frustrating indeed!!

SnarkasaurusRex

I always thought it was weird that there was such a focus on deli meat when listeria can grow pretty much anywhere. Like, you're more likely to get listeria from unwashed fruits and veggies than from deli meat that has been stored correctly (ie, not sitting out for hours), but no one ever gets all uppity about reminding pregnant women to wash their fruit.

Magheeta

@SnarkasaurusRex that's a great point!

catem07

@kitkat8387 It's not that deli meat is inherently more likely to have listeria, just that the (small) plurality of outbreaks have happened in deli turkey specifically. 

mrsstuessy

I have eaten SOOOOOOOO much deli meat over the last 6 months. haha!

shaunessa

mrsstuessy said:

I have eaten SOOOOOOOO much deli meat over the last 6 months. haha!

Same here!  I had a peppered turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato. sooo yummy!!!

catem07

I have also eaten deli meat, though usually ham instead of turkey. 

kitkat8387

@catem07 that's interesting, I didn't know it was more of a risk with turkey. Does that mean I can have prosciutto now? 

catem07

@kitkat8387 In my opinion, yes. But others might vehemently disagree. Basically, listeria could show up in any food that's been refrigerated for a while and hasn't been heated before eating. 

According to Emily Oster, "avoiding ham sandwiches would have lowered my risk of Listeria infection from 1 in 8,333 to 1 in 8,255."

Oster, Emily (2013-08-20). Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know (p. 83). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. 

Magheeta

DH has been on me about how much deli meat I've eaten this pregnancy, but the craving is real. It's not like I'm getting sketchy meat from the gas station. My local Jimmy John's practically knows me by name. 

Blueberry85

@Magheeta I've been all about Jimmy John's, too, this pregnancy. DH and I are actually going to get subs for lunch today as a last hurrah before we move. No Jimmy John's in Maine