Cheese

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Ive been following NHS guidelines on what you can eat whilst pregnant. Cheese generally unless hard needs to be pasteurised but when I eat for example a tesco ravioli with ricotta, or a pizza, or anything with cheese on, it never says whether that cheese is pasteurised? I’ve been going by if that supermarkets own brand of that cheese is pasteurised it’s ok and eating it but thought I’d check what others do? Thanks.

Hi @Catlikereactions I think in the UK if the cheese isn't pasteurised then it needs to say so on the label so if it's silent you're ok to assume it's pasteurised 👍 also, providing it's cooked through and steaming hot it should remove any danger of listeria 😊

I love cheese so this was important to me to understand early in pregnancy 😂

Thank you! Agreed😂 I hadn’t realised how much cheese I eat until now…

Cheese that's been through a commercial process has almost definitely been pasteurised so definitely fine for Tesco ravioli. I'd question if it could even be defined a cheese by that point 😂

However if you find yourself in an artisan deli, or super posh restaurant then I'd double check!