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Quick Quick I'm about to order a pizza and REALLY fancy goatscheese....

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HeinzSight · 26/02/2009 17:18

Is the goats cheese pizza from pizza hut OK to eat when pregnant. I've looked at the food standards website and it says if it's goats cheese with a rind then it's a no. But surely it's cooked so it'd be OK?????

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Nabster · 26/02/2009 17:18

I worried about everything and wouldn't have had it but someone else with the facts will be along soon. Enjoy your pizza.

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HeinzSight · 26/02/2009 17:19

drool . . . . .

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HeinzSight · 26/02/2009 17:20

dribble . . . .

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HeinzSight · 26/02/2009 17:21

oh puuuuuuuuuurlease someone tell me it's OK

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crokky · 26/02/2009 17:21

I wouldn't have eaten that when I was pregnant.

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 26/02/2009 17:22

Its fine. You can eat any cheese as long as its cooked. And I believe only expensive goats cheese is a no if its raw. All the Tesco stuff is ok to eat raw.

Nabster · 26/02/2009 17:23

It's not looking good.

IME goats cheese is always a disapointment anyway, {trying to put HS off}

brettgirl2 · 26/02/2009 17:23

It's cooked so it'll be fine. You wouldn't eat raw chicken either.

Not that I'd eat goats cheese, it's disgusting.

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HeinzSight · 26/02/2009 17:24

But i LOVE goats cheese and I neeeeeeeeeeeeeed it

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CaptainKarvol · 26/02/2009 17:24

It's OK cooked. So are the other soft rind-y cheeses. Really, it is.

ContainsMildPeril · 26/02/2009 17:25

Go and put your head round the door of a men's urinals. Will give you the same smell anyway .

mrsgboring · 26/02/2009 17:26

Yes, if it's cooked (not just garnished over the pizza and therefore slightly warmed)

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HeinzSight · 26/02/2009 17:32

I can't believe it, after all that, I've just phoned to place an order and they don't do the goats cheese pizza there LOL

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StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 26/02/2009 17:34

You could always pop the pizza under the grill yourself to blast it with some heat if you're worried its just been garnished on after cooking.

brettgirl2 · 26/02/2009 17:47

I'm glad to hear it, at least they've got some taste

sarah76 · 27/02/2009 13:52

LOL at HeinzSight, that's my favourite pizza there too, I LUURRRRVVVEEEE goat's cheese! I went to a Pizza Hut just after I found out I was pregnant and my heart sunk when I realised I couldn't have it! And went to the store to get some cheese to put on top of bolognase, only to find all the parmesan was labeled 'not suitable for pregnant women'! Grrrrrrr.

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HeinzSight · 27/02/2009 14:31

You have VERY good taste sarah76

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sarah76 · 27/02/2009 16:11

As do you, HeinzSight!

clouiseg · 27/02/2009 17:19

Corrrrrrrr can I jump on the goats cheese bandwagon ladies?

I ADOOORRRRRRRREEEEEE goats cheese...especially with caramelised onion chutney or balsamic vinegar (grabs bucket to catch the dribble lol)

I will confess that as I don't smoke, have not allowed a single unit of alcohol to pass my lips and generally done everything right, I have allowed myself the odd foray into the land of goats cheese! Including the Pizza Hut pizza with it on....hubba hubba

I will just point out that this is my 3rd baby and I dabbled with Goats Cheese while pregnant with DC's before - and they are ABSOLUTELY fine! I don't go in for all this scaremongering, I think a lot of it is down to common sense. So...ENJOY! And save me some............lol

brettgirl2 · 27/02/2009 17:43

Parmesan is fine

Princeonthemove · 27/02/2009 18:49

Sorry to be tedious but there is always confusion- a 'little' bit of an infected/unsafe food or 'the odd foray' would make no difference if the foodstuff was infected with a bacteria...it isn't like the odd drink. The effects of dangerous food aren't cumulative. If it made you ill, and the infection passed over the placenta, it wouldn't matter if you had had a morsel or a ton. Not dose related. Whether you believe it is scaremongering or not, it is important to distinguish that there are certain foodstuffs that are considered dangerous because of their potential to carry listeria, toxoplasmosis or another bacteria...

All of course very unlikely, especially in the UK, but nevertheless NOT dose related.

sarah76 · 27/02/2009 18:55

Agree with you Prince, studied/used to work in public health myself. Now wishing I still had all my notes from when I was studying foodborne illnesses!

Brettgirl2, then why is it clearly labeled 'not suitable for pregnant women'? Some parmesan might be pasteurised, then it would be ok, but if not pasteurised it carries risks--thus the label!

Coldtits · 27/02/2009 18:58

If it's not pasteurised (ie, heated about 73 degrees), simply cook it.

God, there's no substitute for common sense, is there?

sarah76 · 27/02/2009 19:08

Do you generally cook your grated parmesan for two minutes at 73 degrees BEFORE you put it on your pasta? Didn't think so. For my purposes, the parmesan available was unsuitable, had nothing to do with whether or not I had 'common sense'.

Coldtits · 27/02/2009 19:11

For YOUR purposes, yes, not suitable (if you're going to get neurotic). For ANYONE'S purposes, as not everyone does the same thing with parmesan as you., it might be perfectly suitable.

Hence the need for common sense when applying blanket rules, especially to human beings who get fed up of being treated like a mobile hatchery.

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