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Can I eat burrata while pregnant?

Check Doola Scan's answer in the United States

Burrata made from pasteurised milk is on the NHS list of soft cheeses you can have in pregnancy, but Canada, Australia and New Zealand ask for soft cheeses like it to be cooked. Doola Scan shows Check for fresh burrata in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland, and Avoid in New Zealand, where Health NZ advises against soft cheeses. Baked until steaming hot, it shows Check in all six. In the US, the FDA asks for soft cheese clearly labelled made from pasteurized milk.

Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · Updated

  • Fresh burrata, cold on a salad, on toast or torn over a pizza after baking

    CheckUnited StatesUnited KingdomCanadaAustraliaIrelandAvoidNew Zealand

  • Stracciatella, the creamy filling of burrata

    CheckUnited StatesUnited KingdomCanadaAustraliaIrelandAvoidNew Zealand

  • Burrata baked in pasta or on a pizza until steaming hot

    CheckIn all six countries
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What each country says

Burrata while pregnant: what each country says.

Each country's own pregnancy guidance on burrata, with a link to it. Doola Scan uses your country's first.

  • United States

    Check
    • CDCAvoid unheated queso fresco-type cheeses (queso fresco, queso blanco, requesón) even when made with pasteurized milk; heat to 165°F.Source
    • FDASoft cheese from raw milk can carry listeria.Source
    • FoodSafety.gov (HHS)Pasteurised; queso fresco-type fresh soft cheeses only when heated to 165°F, even if pasteurised.Source
    • USDA FSISAvoid soft cheeses not made with pasteurised milk.Source
    Burrata made from raw (unpasteurised) milk
    • FDADo not drink raw milk or eat foods made with unpasteurized milk during pregnancy.Source
    • FoodSafety.gov (HHS)Avoid raw milk; only pasteurised milk and milk products.Source
    • USDA FSISNever drink raw milk.Source
    • FDADo not eat any cheese made with unpasteurized (raw) milk; no exception for hard or cooked cheese.Source
    • CDCAvoid raw-milk cheese unless heated to 165 F or until steaming hot.Source

  • United Kingdom

    Check
    • NHSPasteurised soft cheeses such as mozzarella, feta, paneer, ricotta, burrata are safe.Source
    Burrata made from raw (unpasteurised) milk
    • FSAPregnant women should not consume raw drinking milk or cream.Source
    • NHSRaw milk can carry listeria and other harmful bacteria.Source
    • NHSUnpasteurised dairy may contain listeria.Source

  • Canada

    Check
    • CPSAvoid soft cheeses like Brie or Camembert, even if pasteurized.Source
    • Health CanadaAvoid uncooked soft, semi-soft and blue cheese even if pasteurized; fine cooked.Source
    Burrata made from raw (unpasteurised) milk
    • CPSAvoid unpasteurized milk, cheese and dairy products.Source
    • Health CanadaAvoid raw or unpasteurized dairy products; choose pasteurized.Source
    • CPSAvoid unpasteurized cheese and dairy products.Source
    • Health CanadaAvoid raw or unpasteurized dairy products, including uncooked hard cheese; cooked cheese is fine.Source

  • Australia

    Check
    • Better Health Channel (Victoria)Soft cheeses only if served cooked and hot.Source
    • FSANZAvoid soft, semi-soft and surface-ripened cheese incl. brie, camembert, mozzarella, ricotta, feta, blue - unless baked to 75 °C.Source
    • NSW Food AuthoritySoft and semi-soft cheeses only if cooked to at least 75°C and eaten soon after.Source
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)No soft cheeses (brie, camembert, blue, ricotta, feta) unless cooked to at least 75°C and eaten straight away.Source
    Burrata made from raw (unpasteurised) milk
    • Better Health Channel (Victoria)Avoid unpasteurised milk and foods made from it.Source
    • FSANZAvoid raw milk and raw-milk cheeses; choose pasteurised dairy.Source
    • NSW Food AuthorityDo not drink or use unpasteurised (raw) dairy.Source
    • NSW HealthDo not eat unpasteurised milk or milk products.Source
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Only dairy made from pasteurised milk.Source
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Only dairy made from pasteurised milk; no cooked unpasteurised exception.Source
    • NSW Food AuthoritySoft and semi-soft cheeses only if cooked to at least 75°C.Source

  • New Zealand

    • Fresh burrata, cold on a salad, on toast or torn over a pizza after bakingAvoid
    • Stracciatella, the creamy filling of burrataAvoid
    • Burrata baked in pasta or on a pizza until steaming hotCheck
    • Health NZAvoid soft, semi-soft and surface-ripened cheeses such as brie, camembert, ricotta, blue and feta.Source
    Burrata made from raw (unpasteurised) milk
    • Health NZAvoid unpasteurised dairy products.Source
    • MPI (NZ Food Safety)Avoid raw milk, raw-milk cheeses and raw-milk yoghurts.Source

  • Ireland

    Check
    • HSESoft cheeses such as brie and camembert only if cooked until steaming hot.Source
    Burrata made from raw (unpasteurised) milk
    • HSEAvoid unpasteurised dairy (milk and cheese).Source
    • FSAIDo not drink raw milk without boiling it first.Source
What to check

Before you eat burrata.

  1. Check the label says pasteurised milk

    The FDA asks for soft cheese clearly labelled made from pasteurized milk. The NHS names pasteurised burrata among the soft cheeses you can have in pregnancy. FDA

  2. In Canada, cook it even if it's pasteurised

    Health Canada asks pregnant people to avoid uncooked soft and semi-soft cheese, even when it's made from pasteurized milk. It says any cheese is fine cooked, as in a casserole or au gratin dish. Health Canada

  3. In Australia and New Zealand, bake it to 75°C or leave it

    FSANZ advises against soft and semi-soft cheeses, mozzarella among them, unless baked to 75°C. Health NZ asks people at higher risk of listeria to avoid soft and semi-soft cheeses. FSANZ

  4. Added after baking means cold

    Ireland's HSE asks for soft cheeses to be eaten only if cooked until steaming hot. By that line, burrata torn over a pizza once it's out of the oven is eaten cold, and follows the cold-burrata verdict. HSE

Questions

About burrata
in pregnancy.

It depends on the maker, so read the label. The FDA asks for soft cheese labelled made from pasteurized milk, and the NHS accepts burrata when it's pasteurised.

In the UK, the NHS lists pasteurised burrata among the cheeses you can have, and the US asks for the pasteurised label. Canada and Australia ask for soft cheese to be cooked even when pasteurised, and New Zealand advises against soft cheese, so Doola Scan shows Check in five countries and Avoid in New Zealand.

Baked on the pizza until steaming hot, burrata shows Check in all six countries. Added cold after baking, it follows the cold-burrata lines: Check in five countries and Avoid in New Zealand.

In the six countries Doola Scan covers, fresh burrata shows Check in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland and Avoid in New Zealand. The NHS accepts it pasteurised; Canada and Australia ask for it cooked.

Fresh burrata shows Check in five of the six countries Doola Scan covers and Avoid in New Zealand. Baked until steaming hot, it shows Check in all six.

Doola Scan shows Check for fresh burrata in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland, and Avoid in New Zealand. The check is pasteurised milk in the US and UK, and cooking in Canada and Australia.

Raw-milk burrata shows Avoid in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, and Check in the UK and Canada, where it must be cooked. The FDA says not to eat cheese made with unpasteurised milk.

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