cheeses questions.can anyone help?

[alexsmum]

is it possible to get parmesan made with pasteurised milk? have been looking but can only find unpasteurised.also can pregnant women eat gorgonzola?

Oh just eat it.

I would.

if it was me i would! but i'm cooking for a newly pregnant friend who has taken a long time getting pregnant and it was a bit miraculous that she fell pregnant as had lots of gynae probs.i am not taking ANY chances!!!!!!!!

I am pretty sure that it is only unpasteurised in soft cheese that is a problem. I never found any pasteurised parmesan when i was pg.

why the difference between soft and hard cheese? god it's so long since i was preg i just have no idea!

sorry got to bump this as i'm going to have to decide what i am cooking pretty soon. someone please help!!!!!!!!!

Here the government advice

Been so long since I had pate... only 8 wks to go!

Ah I understand alexsmum. Sorry not to be more helpful I would just use some other strong tasting cheese like a good cheddar, if you are not sure.

Oh that link says hard cheeses are fine. Go for it

If a cheese is older than 20 weeks it is ok because the listeria will not live that long. Most parmesan is aged for at least 18 months so it should be ok.

thank you for that link.helpful.should be ok with the gorgonzola as going to cook it. still not convinced about the parmesan as it's made with unpateurised milk.
think i'll just bung a bit of mature cheddar in!

Davidstow mature cheddar (extra special selection at asda or from the delicatessan at sainsburys) has been my 'on top of spagheetti' replacement while - it's strong but nutty and sweet too - yummy!