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Is it safe to eat fruits and veggies with a listeria outbreak going on?

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Dr. Larry Lutwick answered

Depends: It depends on what the source of the listeria is.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Chances of me getting listeria from pre-cut fruit like an edible arrangement? I ate it 24hrs ago and feel completely fine. This is my first pregnancy and Im just a little nervous now that maybe I shouldnt have eaten pre-cut fruit.Is testing needed?

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Is it true that listeria symptoms may take up to 2 months to show? I'm 32 weeks pregnant and week ago I ate fruit which is recalled due to listeria?

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I am 32 weeks pregnant.Week ago I ate fruit which is a part listeria fruit recall.Some articles say some people have no symptoms. What I have to do ?

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I am 17 weeks pregnant and ate some pre cut fruit from Publix should I be worried about a listeria infection?

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Hi Im 22 weeks pregnant. I ate a protein box from Starbucks but not the pre cut fruit. Some of the fruit was touching the bread and cheese I ate tho. Could I get listeria from the fruit touching? Please tell me Im crazy paranoid pregnant lady?

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