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Is it safe to eat fermented foods like pickles and cabbage while pregnant. any risk of listeria or toxoplasmosis since they are technically raw?
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Public health: Raw cabbage can be contaminated. Pickles are more resistant but check with the public health department who can better answer your question.
Answered 12/25/2015
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