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Pregnant women are often warned not to eat fresh cheeses. Does this include fresh goat cheeses?

April 26, 2017cheeses EAT fresh Goat pregnant warned women

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Pregnant women are often warned not to eat fresh cheeses. Does this include fresh goat cheeses?

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Most fresh goat cheeses are slow-coagulation, high acidity cheeses that create a very unfavorable environment for unhealthy bacteria like e.coli. Fresh cheeses that are not fermented (queso blanco, queso fresco) can be problematic because there is no acidity to inhibit the growth of these bacteria.