Neither my halloumi or my feta say they're pasturized. How can I know if they are or aren't?

[GoodEggy]

Just browsed a thread on halloumi. Really want some now and I've got some in the fridge but I don't know if I can eat it?

Surely you're going to cook the halloumi anyway?

isn't it heated in manufacture so the pasteurising is irrelevant??

If you cook it's fine.

[goes off to bake an entire brie]

Yes but does it not need to be pasturised anyway?

Anything not labelled 'unpasteurised' will be pasteurised.

Also, it is only mould-ripened cheeses and soft blues that are advised against by NHS during pregnancy.

Unpasteurised raw milk is on the 'avoid ' list for direct consumption.

NHS on foods to avoid

Nah, the cooking process negates all the stuff to avoid in non pasturied cheese. I think it even says that on the NHS website.

Pasteurisation is essentially heating it to a certain temperature (vague memories of it being about 70 degrees?), so the cooking process will essentially pasteurise it if it isn't already.

If you follow the link posted above and click on 'is it safe to eat goats cheese during pregnancy' it specifically says ewes milk cheeses such as halloumi and feta are safe to eat during pregnancy. I have been eating them all the way through along with cooked goats cheese.

Eat the cheese!

Unpasteurized hard cheese is fine.

Brill. Thanks all. Halloumi for lunch it is. Yum