I just noticed the Brie is made from pasteurised milk...

[LillyBugg]

I can therefore eat it yes??? Pleeeeeease!!

Oh I think google has answered my question with a no. Booooo.

I think the listeria risk is to do with the way it is mound ripened rather than
pasteurisation.

Sorry! I feel your pain at 34 weeks. You can have cooked Brie/Camembert though! And Stilton is ok so not all bad news!

I'm baking a Camembert and doing Brie and cranberry parcels over Christmas

Midwife told me I couldn't have it even if it was cooked.... so much conflicting advice and I just want a great big oozy Brie and cranberry panini 😕

You can 100% have it cooked

Right I'm going to have a baked Camembert. And I'm going to stab DH if he eats the Brie in front of me. I think that's a fair compromise.

The risk of listeria is vanishingly small. You're much, much more likely to be hurt in a car accident and I bet that risk is one you're willing to take, even on occasions when you could avoid it. The scaremongering about food risks in pregnancy is utterly ridiculous.

Yeah I pretty much agree carabos I think listeria outbreaks are more often associated with things like bagged salads than cheese.

wildone NHS says cooked is fine as well as hard blue cheese like stilton. Ignore the midwife!

I completely agree. The advice around food is ridiculous. Be cautious obviously as you are more sensitive when pregnant. I was up the other night with vomiting and diarrhea from something I ate at a restaurant and it wasn't soft cheese. I think it was chicken... Use your nose, it'll tell you what you should and shouldn't eat.