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Can I eat Mr Whippy Ice-Cream?

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Sparklyblue · 31/07/2008 23:02

A friend has said that as I am pregnant I'm not allowed to eat Mr Whippy Ice-Cream
Is this true? I've never heard of this before.
Thanks

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tortoiseSHELL · 31/07/2008 23:03

I think that's true - apparently there is a risk of listeria.

I was gutted when I found that out!

Olihan · 31/07/2008 23:05

Yup, it's because of the temperature it's kept at apparently, I think it's not cold enough to kill off the listeria bugs. All soft whip ice cream is out of bounds, so no McFlurry's either!

bundle · 31/07/2008 23:08

no

it's vile

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Sparklyblue · 31/07/2008 23:12

That's a real pain in the butt, my favourite chocolate (Whispa) is in a McFlurry at the moment
Never mind, lol

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emma2617 · 01/08/2008 10:10

Oh Poo!! I have has 2 mcFlurrys since being pregnant...had no idea! Thanks for this thread...I can at least no avoid them (along with almost everything else I like!) for the next 29 weeks!!

crumpet · 01/08/2008 10:26

mr whippy type ice cream banned in our ouse since dd was appallingly ill after one.

RedHead81 · 01/08/2008 10:29

Yup, and no Maccy D's Milkshakes either!
I fell in love with ASDA's cornish clotted cream ice-cream when i was preggers - it's reeeeeealy creamy and only £2.19 for 2litres - Delicious!

BettySpaghetti · 01/08/2008 10:30

The only time DP has ever been ill through eating something was after a Mr Whippy ice cream. He has a cast iron stomach and thinks nothing of eating stuff past its use-by date but the ice cream is the only thing thats floored him.

Hence they are now known as Mr Squitty ice creams in our family!

moondog · 01/08/2008 10:39

I wouldn't eat that crap when not pg. They use powder and as the machine is so convoluted, they can never clean the pipes properly so the gunk stays in crevices year upon year. Smashing.

notcitrus · 01/08/2008 14:30

Think of it as an excuse to splash out on Proper icecream! (and the supermarkets all have icecream on special offer atm...)

I'm finding Haagen-Dazs and Green&Blacks very good at alleviating heartburn. Honest!

FrannyandZooey · 01/08/2008 14:32

yup the tubes it comes through are petri dishes and never cleaned
I won't eat it pg or not since I thought about it

ChocOrange05 · 01/08/2008 16:15

WHAT!?!? I wish I hadn't clicked on this thread now

I have eaten numerous 99's (as I like to still call them despite that price being from the early nineties!) and had 2/3 McFlurries since being PG.

RedHead why no McDonald's milkshakes?? I don't have them too often - especially since they got rid of vanilla flavour which was clearly the best!

laura325630 · 01/08/2008 16:30

I ate loads of mr whippy ice creams when I was pregnant, dd is now 7 weeks! It didnt even cross my mine until now

fledtoscotland · 01/08/2008 19:27

you arent supposed to eat any icecream apart from prepacked stuff out of vans as there are no guarantees about how often they clean their machines.

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