Goat and Feta cheese?

Magenta728

I was always under the impression that these were fine to eat as long as they were pasteurized. I eat feta and goat cheese all.the.time. My friend who recently had a baby, said that even if it's pasteurized, you're still not supposed to eat it. Thoughts?

lauralizabee

You're fine if it's pasteurized. They try to "dumb it down" for all us common folk and say "No soft cheese" because, you know, pasteurized is just too big of a word for our poor little brains to handle.

CarlaAndJames

It's fine if it's pasturized.

And honestly, almost all cheese in the US is. I have had people look at me like I have two heads several times now when I checked to see if brie and goat cheese were pasturized. Both Whole Foods and a restaurant here in town told me they aren't even allowed to serve anything unpasturized.

AshleyPT

There would be a lot of dead babies in Greece if this were the case.

NovNYC2006

Your friend is wrong! And is probably bummed that she missed out during her pregnancy! A lot of people are unaware that you can by soft cheeses at the store that are pasteurized.

cvl105

I've eaten both. Just bought more feta yesterday.

gymnst1013

lauralizabee:

You're fine if it's pasteurized. They try to "dumb it down" for all us common folk and say "No soft cheese" because, you know, pasteurized is just too big of a word for our poor little brains to handle.

Haha - I love it but it's so true

OP, yep, you're fine if it's pasteurized.

SarahPairAPants

Agreed, it's fine if it's pasteurized.  I would read the labels though.  I've recently had opportunities to sample cheeses and sadly had to stop from eating at least half the samples because it was expressly written on the labels the cheeses were made from unpasteurized milk.  Personally, if I don't specifically read that it is pasteurized I abstain.

hlcc1024

Sarah PairAPants:

Agreed, it's fine if it's pasteurized.  I would read the labels though.  I've recently had opportunities to sample cheeses and sadly had to stop from eating at least half the samples because it was expressly written on the labels the cheeses were made from unpasteurized milk.  Personally, if I don't specifically read that it is pasteurized I abstain.

I agree, if it doens't specifically say pasteurized I don't eat it and I LOVE goat cheese but can't seem to find any that say pasteurized at my food store.  :-(

Magenta728

hlcc1024:

Sarah PairAPants:

Agreed, it's fine if it's pasteurized.  I would read the labels though.  I've recently had opportunities to sample cheeses and sadly had to stop from eating at least half the samples because it was expressly written on the labels the cheeses were made from unpasteurized milk.  Personally, if I don't specifically read that it is pasteurized I abstain.

I agree, if it doens't specifically say pasteurized I don't eat it and I LOVE goat cheese but can't seem to find any that say pasteurized at my food store.  :-(

That's so weird. Usually the first ingredient listed will be "pasteurized milk."

Syncronicity09

You're fine, enjoy!