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Fresh goat cheese

In pregnancy: Caution While breastfeeding: Safe

Rare, but serious if it happens

Why

Fresh goat cheese made from pasteurised milk is safe. Soft goat cheese with a white rind (chèvre type) should only be eaten cooked until piping hot, even if pasteurised. Avoid raw-milk versions, common in artisanal goat cheese.

It changes after the birth

You can eat this again while breastfeeding: the pregnancy-specific risks (listeria, toxoplasmosis, salmonella) no longer apply after birth. Keep normal food hygiene.

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General information, not medical advice. It follows the public guidance for pregnancy and breastfeeding, and it cannot know your own history: for anything about your health or your baby's, the person to ask is your midwife or doctor.

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