Why can't you eat Feta Cheese when pregnant?

May Mama 330 · January 2012

Why can't you eat feta cheese during pregnancy. I understand the concern with unpasteurized cheeses, but I have never come across a cheese in a grocery store that isn't pasteurized. I checked all the feta cheese brands and they are all pasteurized. So what's the issue?

surprise3rd · January 2012

Dr's are oldschool:( My directions from the OB changed this time around and instead of saying no Feta, no Brie, No Blue, it just says no unpasteurized soft cheese...please read the labels, and ask in a restaurant.

SunAndRain · January 2012

If it is pasteurized then I would think it should be fine. Over here in Ireland none of the soft cheeses I checked were pasteurized, so I am steering clear.

easjer05 · January 2012

You can eat pasteurized feta cheese. Who said you couldn't?

allisonmarie22 · January 2012

My doctor doesn't have a problem with soft cheeses as long as they're pasteurized. It's not exactly easy to find unpasteurized cheese in the U.S., but like PP said, if you're in a restaurant just ask to be sure.

MNgirl326 · January 2012

You can.

jmgcoggins · January 2012

easjer05:
You can eat pasteurized feta cheese. Who said you couldn't?

This. I eat it on crackers...love feta.

kincaid44 · January 2012

You can eat it if it's pasteurized. I eat it a lot.

Temp6354875004994 · January 2012

If it's pasteurized.... you are fine. Enjoy.

ADub09 · January 2012

now I want me some Feta!

BabyCoco29 · January 2012

In the USA it is usually fine, just read labels casue if its from Europe it probaby isnt ok, becareful if you travel out of the counrty

CC.to.be · January 2012

Mmmm, feta. Now I want a greek salad!

kadokatie30 · January 2012

I actually come across a lot of soft cheeses that are unpasturized. The large chain grocery stores usually have mostly pasturized cheese but the smaller neighborhood stores and natural foods stores by me have lots of unpasturized. I just avoid them unless it clearly states that it is pasturized on the label.

PurpleSnapDragons · January 2012

Actually, some states allow you to sell unpasteurized cheeses and others don't. But it's illegal to sell unpasteurized cheeses across state lines. (Unless the cheese is aged for at least 60 days). So any cheese you eat in the US which is imported will either be pasteurized or aged for 60 days which is supposed to serve a similar function. Your biggest risk is if you live in a state that allows the sale of unpasteurized cheeses you should be careful of mom and pop stores and corner markets that may have locally made cheese which may not be pasteurized.

Here are the laws per state on selling raw (unpasteurized) milk:

https://www.realmilk.com/milk-laws-4.html

https://www.dbicusa.org/documents/Raw%20Milk%20Cheese%20Legislation%20PDF.pdf (see page 3 of pdf for us summary)

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(?Alabama,?Delaware,?the?District?of? Columbia,?Florida,?Georgia,?Hawaii,?Indiana,?Iowa,?Kentucky,?Louisiana,Maryland,?Michigan,?Montana,?Nevada,?New?Jersey,?North?Carolina,?North?Dakota,?Ohio,?Rhode?Island,?Tennessee,?Virginia,?West?Virginia?and?Wyoming)?

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