Unpasteurized soft cheese?

Byrdie15 · May 2014

Has anyone ever even seen this in the US? I LOVE cheese and every time I go to the fancy cheese section of the grocery store for Brie, goat cheese or Gorgonzola, I always check the label. They all say made from pasteurized milk. Even the stuff from France.

I just think it's ridiculous that every single pregnancy resource scares you away from soft cheeses when apparently most of them are ok to consume.

Maybe it's different in Europe or other countries??

emoxymoose · May 2014

I don't think they can even import it into the U.S. without it being pasteurized anymore.

LongIslandMama1114 · May 2014

I miss feta. I haven't looked at any labels though.

abbyful · May 2014

You would have to specifically seek it out at a specialty store or make it yourself.
I agree, the fear-mongering about soft cheese is pretty ridiculous.

ccam · May 2014

I think places like farmer's markets might sell unpasteurized cheeses.

Byrdie15 · May 2014

I eat feta every day in my spinach salad. Check the label, I'm sure you can eat it!!

missnacholover · May 2014

AmandaRae529 said:

I miss feta. I haven't looked at any labels though.

Eat the feta! I'm sure it's fine.

MindyAndRyan · May 2014

I had wondered about this, too. I love soft cheeses, but also found that everything in the grocery store was made from pasteurized milk.

It is usually small-batch, artisanal cheese. We have a local goat farm that makes goat cheeses and yogurts and sells it at our farmer's market. I'm pretty sure their products are unpasteurized, and of course I want nothing more than to eat some of their chevre!

( But I can wait until November for it, and in the meantime enjoy store-bought chevre and brie!

NLJ82 · May 2014

I've been straying from that white queso cheese sauce junk at Mexican restaurants. ARE YOU TELLING ME IT'S FINE?!

MindyAndRyan · May 2014

If the cheese is heated up until melty, steaming or bubbly, even if it was unpasteurized, it is fine to eat.

missnacholover · May 2014

lizgrace03 · May 2014

NLJ82 said:
I've been straying from that white queso cheese sauce junk at Mexican restaurants. ARE YOU TELLING ME IT'S FINE?!

Yea it's more than fine! Eat up. The only cheese I avoid is housemade cheese at restaurants, since I suppose there's a small chance it could be made with raw milk, though I doubt it.

rox825 · May 2014

Byrdie15 said:
I eat feta every day in my spinach salad. Check the label, I'm sure you can eat it!!

Ditto, only I've been using goat cheese on mine! I checked all of the goat cheese labels and all of the packaged stuff at our store is pasteurized.

CPM13 · May 2014

All imported soft cheeses are pasteurized but domestic, small batch, artisan soft cheeses (which I love) are almost always unpasteurized.

DoubleUp8 · May 2014

Love me some cheese!

BlackBooks · May 2014

I actually bought some unpasteurized cheese from a large grocery store chain. I didn't bother to look because I assumed that there would be no way it could not be pasteurized. If this is something that concerns you then you should definitely check the package. It was delicious by the way

lizgrace03 · May 2014

BlackBooks said:
I actually bought some unpasteurized cheese from a large grocery store chain. I didn't bother to look because I assumed that there would be no way it could not be pasteurized. If this is something that concerns you then you should definitely check the package. It was delicious by the way

What kind of cheese was it, out if curiosity??

AliDagg · May 2014

After reading this i am craving brie and dried cranberies on crackers....oh off to the grocery store i go

hiketheworld · May 2014

Cheeeeeeeeese please! With a side of lactaid pills so I don't suffer. You all make me crave all the foods!

BlackBooks · May 2014

@lizgrace03‌ It was a couple of months ago so I don't remember the exact name. It was either hard or semi-soft though - not Brie or goat cheese.

JamieK1882 · May 2014

Whew. A co-worker gave me grief for eating feta on pizza (cooked). I love me some cheese.

Autumnsnow · May 2014

Same here...I love me some Brie and Feta

... So far everything I have seen in the supermarket is fine but If we order somewhere or go out to eat I won't eat it. I've even stayed away from the blue cheese with my wings... They make you so paranoid lol

bdl4349 · May 2014

I looooooooooooooove Goat Cheese and Gouda... at first I was nervous but like the other ladies said the labels said pasteurized. Therefore I ate a whole block... and than some.

sparklingwhit · May 2014

I found an unpasteurized brie at Sprouts the other day. So they do exist! I always check just to be sure

mamaluzi · May 2014

For Christmas, my hubby got me Cheese of the Month Club because I love fancy cheeses so much. We got pregnant 2 months later :-P BUT most of the cheese (*most*) are made from pasteurized milk - it's really only small batch, special import, or farm-made cheese that is unsafe unless it's heated, so we usually just use that for sauces or nachos if we get it in the pack. You do have to check, though: I went to a restaurant the other day and I was so glad I asked about their cheese because the only cheese that they had that WAS pasteurized was their Brie, which usually is the one that might not be pasteurized! They get all their ingredients from local farms, though, so that restaurant is an exception - most places use pasteurized milk products.

Drmommy84 · May 2014

I'm a cheese queeeeeennnn.....so much so the deli knows my order when I walk in the door

Babin5359 · May 2014

Trader Joes and Whole Foods sell pasteurized feta, I live on the stuff. They also sell a lot of raw, unpasteurized cheeses so you have to be sure to check the labels but it's out there!

dr_pr · May 2014

The cheese monger at our grocery store figured out I was pregnant because H kept specifically asking her for pasteurized cheeses. She asked me the next day if I was pregnant! Our store does sell unpasteurized (or raw milk) cheeses, but it's a tiny selection. I know Point Reyes blue cheese is made from raw milk, and there are some others. For the record, H is the one who's super paranoid about raw milk cheese--I eat them all the time when he's not around

mamameg11 · May 2014

I think I need to join the cheese of the month club!!! Love me some cheese!!!

ssstephanie214 · May 2014

Whole foods in PA actually has some raw milk cheeses.

MindyAndRyan · June 2014

MindyAndRyan said:

I had wondered about this, too. I love soft cheeses, but also found that everything in the grocery store was made from pasteurized milk.

It is usually small-batch, artisanal cheese. We have a local goat farm that makes goat cheeses and yogurts and sells it at our farmer's market. I'm pretty sure their products are unpasteurized, and of course I want nothing more than to eat some of their chevre! ( But I can wait until November for it, and in the meantime enjoy store-bought chevre and brie!

I went to market today and found that their cherve IS pasteurized!!! Happiest pregnant lady in the world right here! Guess what I am having for lunch???

OM NOM NOM NOM

absolutelymaybe · June 2014

My OB's nurse said you're really only going to find that stuff in speciality cheese shops or if you know someone who makes their own cheese.

wildflower75 · June 2014

OHH now I want cheese!!!

Love4Science · June 2014

I asked my doctor about this one on Tuesday because I was getting sick of not eating goat cheese. She said that so long as it's made with pasteurized milk, it's OK.

I still got a big old no on soft-center eggs. Boo. All I want is a poached egg on an English Muffin. I know the chances of salmonella are really small, but I've gotten it before, it's not fun.

NunyaBennis · June 2014

Love4Science said:
I asked my doctor about this one on Tuesday because I was getting sick of not eating goat cheese. She said that so long as it's made with pasteurized milk, it's OK.

I still got a big old no on soft-center eggs. Boo. All I want is a poached egg on an English Muffin. I know the chances of salmonella are really small, but I've gotten it before, it's not fun.

I read (*wishing I could provide a citation*) that salmonella is on the shell, so you can just wash the egg first...
Salmonella certainly does suck, but I still lick the batter bowl!

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