why can't you eat raw frozen peas???

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my 2 ds's are mad on frozen stuff at the moment - particularly ice cubes and frozen bread...maybe its nice on the gums - but they were tucking into frozen peas the other day and i noticed while putting the pack back in the freezer it said in bold letters 'do not eat raw frozen peas'.
anyone know why??? do they upset the bowels or something??

I think it might be the choking hazard thing. Mine love frozen peas and sweetcorn and often have them as a snack.

I have absolutely no idea - my dd loves them and has never suffered from any side effects. They're not totally raw, anyway, they have been blanched.

Watching with interest as I am quite partial to a frozen pea!

I used to eat frozen cooked prawns [boak] nowadays I do love frozen peas and so does DS!

well well well...i thought my boys were just weird but now i know better! i shall be cracking out the frozen peas again this arvo with peace of mind!

So glad I found this. My 2 year old has taken a liking to frozen peas recently. I just thought he was strange and tried to stop him.

Does the packet not have contact information for the manufacturer? Call them and ask why that's there though it's probably CYA advice I'll also check my frozen peas (and sweetcorn) as my DD loves these, too! assuming I don't forget by the time I get home

Elf and safety gone mad. I also love frozen peas (and prawns - amazed to finds another lover of this). sweetcorn and carrots too ....

I also love eating frozen raspberries, in fact I have had frozen raspberries with a White chocolate dip in two separate restaurants, so eating frozen stuff can't be that bad.

I love frozen prawns too.

You cannot eat frozen peas?? My 3yo loves them, her fave snack!

Ds2 is partial to a frozen roast potato but I usually tempt him away with a frozen pea or two.

I eat frozen peas, sweetcorn and prawns all the time. My five year old thinks a pot of frozen peas is a great treat!

Please don't say DS 16mo can't eat frozen peas! He hammers at the freezer door until he gets them!

I can't imagine why you shouldn't eat frozen peas.

DS is partial to frozen bread (we keep all our bread in the freezer).

Hi there I asked Birds Eye the question about Frozen peas. Here's their response.

Birds Eye
Hi again Jackie, we blanch our peas to guarantee colour and quality, however, it is not to produce a product that is ready to eat. For this reason, on all our Pea packs where we give recipe ideas, we include the statement “Simply stir in and continue to cook until tender and piping hot throughout.” This is not only to ensure that the peas are safe but also taste at their best! Whilst it is perfectly safe to eat the odd 1 or 2 peas frozen, eating too many like this may lead to a tummy ache, so we would not recommend it. We hope this helps.

When I was a child I ate a bowl a day for 12 years and never had any problems.

My youngest has lived frozen peas since she was tiny. She’s 12 now and still regularly wanders around with a bowl of frozen peas.

Given that you can take a pea pod from your neighbour's garden, pop it open and safely eat the peas it should be fine.

I do hope all the babies that were eating frozen peas 9 years ago have survived without any ill effects.