Can you eat camembert when pregnant?
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Find out if it's safe to eat camembert during pregnancy, plus precautions to take to keep you and your baby healthy.
The official advice on eating camembert in pregnancy
You should avoid eating camembert when pregnant unless it's cooked until steaming hot throughout.
This is because camembert is a mould-ripened soft cheese. During pregnancy, the NHS advises against eating mould-ripened soft cheeses with a white rind, like camembert and brie, unless they're thoroughly cooked.
Soft cheeses with a white rind contain more moisture than hard cheese, making it easier for harmful bacteria like listeria to grow. In rare cases, listeria can cause an infection called listeriosis. Listeriosis can make your unborn baby very unwell and may lead to miscarriage or stillbirth. The cooking process kills off bacteria.
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