Take extra care with food when you are
pregnant. Food poisoning can be dangerous when you are pregnant.
- Wash your hands before, during, and after you handle food.
- Wash the skin of all raw vegetables and fruit well.
- Cook meat, poultry, seafood, fish, and eggs well.
- Reheat cooked food until steaming hot.
- Check “best before” dates on food packages. Do not eat the food after that date has passed.
- Eat leftovers stored in the refrigerator within 3 to 4 days.
Avoid these foods when you are pregnant:
- Unheated hotdogs and deli meats
- Patés, meat spreads, smoked seafood, and fish products that are not in a can.
- Foods made with raw eggs, or that contain eggs that are not fully cooked.
- Unpasteurized milk and foods made from unpasteurized milk.\
- Soft cheeses made from unpasteurized and pasteurized milk such as brie, camembert, feta, goat cheese, queso blanco, and blue cheese
- Juices that are not pasteurized, such as unpasteurized apple cider
- Raw sprouts, especially alfalfa sprouts and bean sprouts
- More than 1 serving (75g) of liver every 2 weeks
- Undercooked meat, poultry, and seafood
- Raw fish and food made with raw fish (for example, sushi).
- Fish liver oil
- Raw seafood such as oysters and clams
- Fish that is high in mercury
Take very good care of what goes into your body through your mouth for healthy lifestyle for you and your baby.
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