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Can i eat prepackaged chicken sausage while pregnant?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Prepacked sausage: see: http://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/infections-Listeria.html deli meats/fish are cured/ smoked and not cooked sufficiently so bacteria, particularly listeria which can harm the baby is there.Best to avoid but if using Mmeats/fish have to be recooked to more than 165 degrees, for 10-15 minutes before eating. Wash hands/counter , if handling uncooked meat and package juices- has germs. F/u /w/O

Answered 1/22/2016

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