PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for January, 2002: Re: Smoked salmon is a no-no?

Re: Smoked salmon is a no-no?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:29:31 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Gail wrote: >
>Docs, somebody posted about forbidden foods of pregnancy while
>breastfeeding... I knew about feta and sushi, etc. but I'd never heard
>that you shouldn't eat smoked salmon (other than general cautions about
>limiting nitrate intake from smoked meats). Is smoked salmon a possible
>source of bacteria?
>
>(anxious cause I live in the Pacific Northwest and I love it... had a
>small but scrumptious appetizer of smoked salmon at a restaurant last
>weekend)

The purpose of the smoking is to preserve it in such a way that bacteria don't grow in it. So if it is adequately smoked, it theoretically should be alright. As far as I know.

My comments re: kielbasa and Hot Dogs probably apply here also.

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