Vegetarian pate

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purplebiro · 30/12/2014 10:39

Settle a debate on Facebook for me - can pregnant women have vegetarian pÃ¢tÃ©? And, if not, where does that leave us with hummus etc?

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Teeste · 30/12/2014 10:57

NHS says no I'm afraid. Risk of listeria and salmonella, apparently. The verdict on hummus is a little mixed, again with the risk of listeria, but OK if you make it yourself.

How the human race survived before all these guidelines I just don't know!

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purplebiro · 30/12/2014 14:06

Thanks. I'm not giving up my hummus that's for sure! And a GP friend just piped up on the Facebook discussion and said no, no veggie pate but that she had it when she was pregnant (and was fine) and she doesn't know when the last case of gestational listeriosis in the UK was reported but it was a long time ago...

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Teeste · 30/12/2014 15:03

I read where some poor woman picked it up off a cantaloupe. IIRC, the biggest risk of listeria is off pre-packed salad. I note the NHS website also cites butter as a potential source!

I'm on a diet of Pringles and spaghetti at the moment anyway

JennyBlueWren · 30/12/2014 16:07

I'm sure I heard that celery had a bad rep for listeria!

Think Pringles are the safest way to go...

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