Should we eat feta????

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I am 10 weeks pregnant just eaten a Apetina Snack which says contains feta cheese cubes from pasturised cows milk am i right in thinking this is fine to eat. Made the mistake of looking on internet which has scared me. The book given to me from midwife says feta can be eaten but lots on internet say no. Any thoughts.

thanks alot

Yes, you can eat feta.

See FSA website.

Fwiw, I eat mould ripened/blue veined/mould ridden cheeses when pg, but even my cautious friends eat feta!

thanks not even sure if it is feta now overreacted. ingred says cheese cubes made from pasturised cows milk so not sure.

Yes, Feta is fine.
The risk of ANY of the things they tell you to avoid is extremely tiny anyway, so even if you do eat something inadvertantly, try not to worry too much.
Remember, a lot of people put "advice" on the net who really have no experience/knowledge - they just pass on what theyve been told. There is also different advice in the US about things like this, which could be due to the differences in the way things are produced etc, making certain things safer in UK but not in US, and vice versa.

PS - "pasteurised" is fine, whatever cheese it is

Pasteurised brie, etc isn't considered fine by a lot of experts, so I'd still avoid it.

Any type of feta is fine, it is classed as a hard cheese when looking at pregnancy can and can't eats.

sorry, I'll clarify what I meant - pasteurised is fine, whatever it was that you ate. If it was hard cheese that tasted like feta, it wouldnt have been a cheese with a rind, such as brie