What do you regard as soft cheese?

[mum2peanut]

Just curious as to what 'soft cheeses' you avoid during pregnancy. I know camembert, brie, uncooked ricotta and feta are no nos. But what else- what about havati, dutch cheese and smoked ones? :detective:

[cheezelz]

I know many will dissagree with me but my OB told me that I could eat any cheese that was made in Australia unless it had mould on it (like blue cheese). In Australia we have to homoginise and pasturise all cheese so they have no nasty bugs.

I know its up to the individual and I am in no way telling you beyond any doubt that you can eat them but that is what I was told. I trust my OB and therefor ate all kinds of cheese made in OZ.

[WitchHazel]

Good question. I thought it meant brie and camembert. I only recently thought about fetta, and I'd been eating it the whole pregnancy! I guess marscapone is also a soft cheese.

[cheezelz]

I hope that I can post this link here. It will confirm what I am talking about.

http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20031105/pasteurized-soft-cheese-ok-in-pregnancy

[Mrs Potts]

I know many will dissagree with me but my OB told me that I could eat any cheese that was made in Australia unless it had mould on it (like blue cheese). In Australia we have to homoginise and pasturise all cheese so they have no nasty bugs.

I know its up to the individual and I am in no way telling you beyond any doubt that you can eat them but that is what I was told. I trust my OB and therefor ate all kinds of cheese made in OZ.
Actually not correct. Yes our cheeses must be pasteurised, but this isn't the issue. The water content of the cheese is where the trouble is, as listeria can reoccur in this environment after pasteurisation.


Good question. I thought it meant brie and camembert. I only recently thought about fetta, and I'd been eating it the whole pregnancy! I guess marscapone is also a soft cheese.
Yes, marscapone is also out as is Philly (so no cheesecake, dips), fetta, ricotta, basically anything that isn't cheddar!

Just curious as to what 'soft cheeses' you avoid during pregnancy. I know camembert, brie, uncooked ricotta and feta are no nos. But what else- what about havati, dutch cheese and smoked ones? :detective:
Smoked is out, Havati and Dutch cheeses are somewhere in between soft and hard cheeses so probably best to avoid.

[mum2peanut]

Damn it!!
Philly is out?? I thought it was okay.
Guess I'll be sticking to Tilba Trio as a good gourmet cheese....is that allowed.

[mum2peanut]

Just looked at that site you listed cheezel, and that sounds a bit more promising aside from this quote which I thought was strange, not safe for anyone????

"Raw vegetable sprouts, including alfalfa, clover, radish, and mung bean. The FDA says sprouts are not a good idea for anyone, never mind pregnant women who are more susceptible to the health effects of the germs sprouts possess."

[justmum]

And mozzarella too.

All cheese in Australia is not pasteurised anymore. Approx 12 months ago quarantine restrictions were relaxed (due to a free trade agreement) allowing the import of unpasteurised cheeses from France and some other countries.

[mum2peanut]

Mozarella :no: what about when it's melted on a pizza???:crying:

[gizmoduckus]

I think Mozarella on a pizza should be okay because it is getting heated to a high temperature. Shouldn't it?

[*Cj*]

Actually not correct. Yes our cheeses must be pasteurised, but this isn't the issue. The water content of the cheese is where the trouble is, as listeria can reoccur in this environment after pasteurisation.
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Would that be the same with Milk then?

[willowgirls]

Philli cheese is fine. I actually called the info number on the side of the box about 6 months ago and the customer service lady checked with their scientist. I also ate all hard yellow cheeses but avoided the soft ones. I also avoided any deli meats and pre-made salads.

[mum2peanut]

Thankyou willowgirls- I've been eating Philly on bagels for lunch at work and I was a bit worried. I'm a cheeseaholic, so this while chese thing is just way too hard.

[Emmi]

Wow, im glad someone asked about Philly cheese, i had it on rivetas the other day for lunch!
I figured that any 'block' cheese would be ok. What about baby bel cheese?

[Lissa7]

Oh my what did our mum's, nanna's do???????

They never had all these rules !!!!!

I agree you certainly need to be careful but my attitude is if it is purchased from a good deli then everything in "moderation" should be okay. I think sometimes we can get a little too hung up on these things.

Just my thoughts anyway :flowerz:

[Tam-I-Am]

Mozarella :no: what about when it's melted on a pizza???:crying:

Anything cooked at the sort of temperatures that pizzas are is fine - cooked and piping hot, nothing (ie germ wise) would survive that. That goes for any of the above soft cheeses too - ie fetta if fine on a pizza too...

[mum2peanut]

Lucky, we're doing pizzas for lunch tom cause I'm too sick and tired to cook. Hoppfully I'm feeling well enough to have some.