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Re: Smoked salmon is a no-no?

From: Jane (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 12:10:40 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 31 Jan 2002, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote: >
>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.

I just attended the 2002 Penn Annual Conference (a continuing education seminar for veterinarians) and took part in the bioterror/agroterror/zoonosis/foodborne disease lecture series. We had USDA and FSIS people commenting on the presented material. There was a report of one listeria outbreak due to contamination of smoked salmon, in Canada, some time in the past ten years. Of course, much more commonly listeria is seen in lunch meats and cheeses and cole slaw and stuff like that. The thing is, you can only be so careful. Even if you become a total vegetarian, you're still at risk for infection by enterotoxigenic E. Coli spp, particularly the 0157 variety which can kill... so, you know, I'd just be careful with your personal hygeine, careful with your food preparation, careful to avoid food of dubious origins...and then don't obsess over it.

jane,vmd

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