can you eat cooked pancetta when pregnant?

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i know there's rules for cured meat but can't remember about this one?

just what i figured, but new rules seem to pop up everywhere (though, tbh, i don't tend to take much notice )

It's just italian bacon so yes, of course.

i thought this said placenta...

well, cooked placenta would be fine...raw, on the other hand

yes course you can it's just like bacon

{trust me I used to be a food microbiologist}

sweetkitty, your post was mine but with a few of the words changed around

excellent...anyone for pancetta wrapped asparagus then?

which ones NDP?

Seriously though (shouldn't admit this) I have never changed my eating habits in any of my pregnancies. I'm vegetarian so don't have the prawns/cooked meat etc issues but I eat Brie and peanuts. I will only eat Brie when I know exactly where it comes from because years of experience has taught me you are more likely to get Listeria from prewashed fruit and veg.

mmmm....brie...so miss that!

I'd be wary of pancetta, it is a cured meat, who know's how long it's been hanging for and cooking it might not get rid of bacteria

is just bacon, like vp says it might have gone off if stored too long and not properly but it will just smell funnny -like bacon does

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Cooking properly will get rid of Listeria and Salmonella.

The curing process itself causes most harmful bacteria to die off anyway. Loads of salt and nitrates are added to kill off any harmful bacteria and to preserve the meat, that why it has a long shelf life.

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Have you checked out the "I'm sick of" thread, those ladies are totally having a go!! How dare we ask questions!