I think of it as Listeria Hysteria. There are very few cases per year of Listeria. In NZ when listeria is found in a food it makes the news, so it obviously isn't an every day event. I am happy to eat shaved ham etc, there is nothing I avoid during pregnancy. Except KFC - I'd rather not spend an evening puking my guts out while pregnant lol.

There is actually more chance of being in a serious car accident than getting listeria but I chose to drive my car while pregnant too.