Deli Meat

imjjsgirl · April 2009

Is it ok to eat lunch meat that you get sliced from the deli?

roxyrulz512 · April 2009

i wish it was ok to eat deli meat.. but theres a bacteria that sliced deli meats could contain.. i asked my dr the other day about deli meats and i was told IF i wanted them i had to "cook" them to ensure that the bacteria is killed.

melissa16 · May 2009

my dr. said the same thing. they gave me a pamphlet from the USDA on the risk of listeriosis during pregnancy. it said do not eat deli meats unless they are reheated until steaming hot. i never realized how much i missed subway!

HopingForOne · May 2009

Ditto what the others said.

In addition, I was told that if you WERE going to eat it, eat stuff that you buy pre-packaged, NOT stuff sliced from the deli in front of you. He didn't explain why though....maybe less risk of contamination?

Lots of people think I'm silly for avoiding it, but we had a Listeria outbreak shortly before I got pregnant, and one of my SIL's friends lost her baby because of it. Food isn't worth the risk to me.

jbrasil04 · May 2009

oh great im sitting here eating a ham and turkey sandwich I thought we couldn't eat deli meat because of the sodium. Well there goes that sandwich.

katrinareena79 · May 2009

My doctor said it was fine but I'm still a little scared b/c I've always heard otherwise. I have had some b/c I was really craving it. From now on I'll heat it up though and I agree that packaged meats are probably better than the ones behind the counter.?

gotchagomo · May 2009

I was also told that the pre-packaged meats are fine--it's the actual deli-counter, slice-it-off-the-hunk stuff that can cause big problems. I got it completely mixed-up, though, for the first 6 weeks and ate quite a bit of deli-counter meat before asking more specific questions. I didn't get sick luckily.

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