On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 23:21:35 GMT, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Erika wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 22:12:47 GMT, Mark Thorson >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Erika wrote:
>> >
>> >> Being pregnant I am not allowed to eat Brie or camembert
>> >> which is cheeses I normally love.
>> >
>> >Why? What do you think would happen?
>> >
>> >
>>
>> You are not allowed any unpasturized products because the
>> microbactieras can cause deformation of the featus. It is what all
>> ahnd books and my midwife says so I am not going to gamble.
>
>Oooooh. I see. I had assumed you'd be eating the cheese.
>
Bad Mark! BAD! (But funny)

As Gloria pointed out earlier, listeria infections (which can be
caused by orally ingesting the bacillus) are generally thought to be
enough of a hazard to the fetus these days that possible sources of
infection such as soft cheeses are proscribed for pregnant women.


modom

Since I lost the brindle cat,
The rats come right up and peer into the pot.
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