Food safety worries - driving myself mad!!!!

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Hiya - can anyone help - I'm driving myself insane (as seems to be usual when I'm pregnant) over what is safe to eat and what isn't. When I am at work or out for a meal I usually end up eating stuff I dont really want as they are the only things that seem safe!

My main queries are: Are jarred pesto pasta sauces (such as Sacla pesto) safe to eat (I worry because they mght have unpasteurised cheese in them!)

Also can I eat jarred meat spreads (like M&S and Shippams - the stuff you get off the shelf not fresh from the fridge).

Am I alright at home just to wash my salad veg (lettuce, tomatoes etc) in cold water or should I be doing something more?

There that's enough worries to be starting with

I completely break your theory, Highlander. Almost the only thing I could tolerate for about 6 weeks in my 2nd pregnancy was tuna mayonaise... I knew it was quite 'bad' , but ate about 1 can/day, anyway. It was that or starve!

I wouldn't worry about coleslaw/potato salad bought at a supermarket, but ask elsewhere to make sure they used pasteurised mayo.

in yesterday's sunday times there was this article in the style section