Listeria ??? Hotdogs ???

[Willow]

Relax hun - you're fine!

If the hotdogs were prepared at home, cooked in boiling water and eaten hot, you have nothing to be concerned about. The high temperature would have killed any listeria present.

I asked my ob about this specifically during my last pregnancy because I had the a killer craving for a hot dog. He said as long as it was prepared at home and cooked at a high temperature (he said an exact temp I can't remember what it was, but it doesn't get any hotter than boiling right?) there was no risk.

I would NEVER eat a hotdog that I hadn't cooked myself at home though, you have no idea the temperature it was cooked or stored at and how long it's been stored, this is why it is listed as a risk.

Even so, I only ate that one hotdog, it was enough to kill the craving and it's not something I wanted to eat all the time.