All cheese in Australia should be pastureised.
I was a little more relaxed in my second pregnancy, I ate cold ham, smoked salmon and the odd piece of soft cheese, cooked prawns, shell fish. I was just sensible and careful. I bought small amounts in sealed packets, I would only eat it if I was the person who opened the packet, I would buy from the back of the shelf, ensuring that the use by date had the longest time possible on it. I would buy raw prawns and cook and chill my own or buy my fish from a dedicaded fish monger who could advise me if the product had been cooked that day. I would also eat left overs, from food that I had made myself, ensuring I had used fresh produce and that it had been refridgerated approppriately, reheated piping hot before consumption.
I would always avoid prepared salads and cold cuts of meats from delis and buffet bars, raw oysters, sushi (unless I made it myself) and raw/runny eggs.
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