Can you eat panna cotta when pregnant?
Hannah Weiss
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Find out if it's safe to eat panna cotta during pregnancy. Plus, precautions to take to keep you and your baby healthy.
The official advice on eating panna cotta in pregnancy
Great news! Panna cotta is safe to eat while you're pregnant, as long as it's made with pasteurised cream or milk.
Shop-bought panna cottas will be pasteurised; supermarkets aren't allowed to sell unpasteurised products. Most restaurant panna cottas will be made with pasteurised cream too, but if in doubt, you can always ask.
The NHS advises against having unpasteurised milk, cream or other dairy products during pregnancy. This is because they can contain certain types of harmful bacteria, including listeria. This can cause an infection called listeriosis, which could make your unborn baby very unwell. In rare cases, listeriosis could lead to miscarriage or stillbirth.
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Cooking unpasteurised foods until they're steaming hot will kill off listeria. However, panna cotta is sometimes only gently heated, which is why it's best to always use pasteurised dairy products.
Delicious dessert recipes
Love panna cotta? Why not try one of these great pregnancy-safe recipes?
The Day-by-Day Pregnancy Book: Count Down Your Pregnancy Day by Day by Dr Maggie Blott is packed full of advice from a team of experts to help guide you through your pregnancy from conception to birth. See more details here at Amazon.
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