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Can I eat Jimmy John's while pregnant?

1 to avoid4 to check Doola Scan's answer in the United States

At Jimmy John's, cold subs with turkey, ham or other sliced deli meat show Check in Doola Scan in the US, UK and Canada, and Avoid in Australia and New Zealand; the tuna sub shows Avoid in the US. Every country's guidance on deli meat turns on heat: the FDA asks for deli meats heated to 165°F or until steaming hot, because listeria can grow in the fridge. A sub with the meat heated through shows Check everywhere. Ham and salami are Avoid in Ireland too.

Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · Updated

  • Cold sub with turkey, roast beef or other sliced deli meat

    CheckUnited StatesUnited KingdomCanadaIrelandAvoidAustraliaNew Zealand

  • Cold sub with ham, salami or Italian-style meats

    CheckUnited StatesUnited KingdomCanadaAvoidAustraliaNew ZealandIreland

  • Toasted sub, meat heated until steaming hot

    CheckIn all six countries

  • Tuna sub

    AvoidUnited StatesAustraliaCheckUnited KingdomCanadaNew ZealandIreland

  • Veggie sub with cheese and avocado

    CheckIn all six countries
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What each country says

Jimmy John's while pregnant: what each country says.

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

  • United States

    • Cold sub with turkey, roast beef or other sliced deli meatCheck
    • Cold sub with ham, salami or Italian-style meatsCheck
    • Toasted sub, meat heated until steaming hotCheck
    • Tuna subAvoid
    • Veggie sub with cheese and avocadoCheck
    • FDAListeria grows at fridge temperatures; heating kills it.Source
    • FoodSafety.gov (HHS)Reheat hot dogs, deli meats and fermented or dry sausage to steaming hot or 165°F.Source
    • USDA FSISPregnant mothers should avoid deli meats and hot dogs not heated to 165°F.Source
    • FDAAvoid unwashed fresh vegetables, including lettuce and salads.Source
    • FDAAvoid cold cuts and deli meats unless reheated until steaming hot (not just chilled and in date).Source
    • FDAAvoid deli meats, fermented and dry sausage unless reheated until steaming hot.Source
    • FoodSafety.gov (HHS)Don't buy or eat premade ham, chicken or seafood salad from delis.Source
    • FDADeli salads made on site may carry listeria.Source
    Raw sprouts on a sandwich
    • FDASprouts grow in warm, humid conditions where bacteria thrive.Source
    • FoodSafety.gov (HHS)Cook sprouts thoroughly.Source
    • USDA FSISAvoid sprouts that are not fully cooked.Source

  • United Kingdom

    Check
    • NHSCold cured meats (salami, pepperoni, chorizo, prosciutto) should be cooked until steaming hot.Source
    • NHSSoil on produce can carry bacteria and toxoplasma.Source
    • NHSChilled ready-to-eat meats can carry listeria.Source
    • NHSCured meat may carry listeria or toxoplasma.Source
    • NHSPre-packaged sandwiches and salads: keep chilled and eat before the use-by date.Source

  • Canada

    Check
    • CPSAvoid uncooked hot dogs and non-dried deli meats.Source
    • Health CanadaHot dogs not straight from pack - heat to 74 °C; avoid non-dried deli meats (bologna, roast beef, turkey) unless steaming hot.Source
    • Health CanadaRinse delicate produce under cool running water; scrub firm produce.Source
    • CPSAvoid non-dried deli meats (UK: fine if chilled and in date).Source
    • Health CanadaAvoid refrigerated non-dried deli meats unless heated until steaming hot.Source
    • CPSOnly non-dried deli meats are listed; dried cured meats are not.Source
    • Health CanadaDried and salted deli meats such as salami and pepperoni are listed as SAFER alternatives (no cooking/freezing needed).Source
    Raw sprouts on a sandwich
    • CPSAvoid raw sprouts.Source
    • Health CanadaAvoid raw sprouts (alfalfa, clover, radish, mung bean); thoroughly cooked sprouts are the safer alternative.Source

  • Australia

    • Cold sub with turkey, roast beef or other sliced deli meatAvoid
    • Cold sub with ham, salami or Italian-style meatsAvoid
    • Toasted sub, meat heated until steaming hotCheck
    • Tuna subAvoid
    • Veggie sub with cheese and avocadoCheck
    • NSW HealthDo not eat cold deli meats.Source
    • Better Health Channel (Victoria)Deli meats only if further cooked or heated.Source
    • FSANZAvoid unpackaged deli-counter and packaged sliced cold meats unless freshly cooked or reheated steaming hot.Source
    • NSW Food AuthorityProcessed meats only if cooked to at least 75°C and eaten soon after.Source
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Processed meats only if cooked to at least 75°C and eaten straight away.Source
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Wash fruit, vegetables and herbs to remove soil (toxoplasma).Source
    • FSANZAvoid cold RTE meats incl. packaged sliced meats and cold pre-cooked chicken; hot takeaway chicken OK if eaten immediately.Source
    • NSW HealthDo not eat pre-cooked cold chicken.Source
    • Better Health Channel (Victoria)Cold pre-cooked meats and chicken only if further cooked or heated.Source
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)No cold ready-to-eat meats or cold cooked chicken unless heated to 75°C and eaten straight away.Source
    • Better Health Channel (Victoria)Avoid ham, salami and fermented meats unless cooked or heated.Source
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Avoid cold cured meats (salami, ham, luncheon meat) unless cooked to 75 °C and eaten straight away.Source
    • Better Health Channel (Victoria)Avoid pre-prepared salads that will not be reheated.Source
    • NSW Food AuthorityDo not eat pre-prepared or pre-packaged salads.Source
    • NSW HealthDo not eat pre-packed cold salads, including from buffets and salad bars.Source
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Avoid pre-prepared or pre-packaged salads, including from buffets and salad bars.Source
    Raw sprouts on a sandwich
    • NSW HealthDo not eat sprouted seeds.Source
    • Better Health Channel (Victoria)Avoid raw or lightly cooked sprouts.Source
    • FSANZAvoid raw seed sprouts; thoroughly cooked sprouts OK. PBB: any raw or lightly cooked bean sprouts.Source
    • NSW Food AuthorityDo not eat sprouts raw or lightly cooked.Source
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)No raw or lightly cooked bean sprouts.Source

  • New Zealand

    • Cold sub with turkey, roast beef or other sliced deli meatAvoid
    • Cold sub with ham, salami or Italian-style meatsAvoid
    • Toasted sub, meat heated until steaming hotCheck
    • Tuna subCheck
    • Veggie sub with cheese and avocadoCheck
    • Health NZAvoid cold meats from deli counters and sandwich bars, and packaged sliced ready-to-eat meats.Source
    • Health NZWash and dry all fresh fruit and vegetables well just before eating.Source
    • MPI (NZ Food Safety)Avoid cold cooked or smoked chicken and chilled RTE deli/buffet foods unless heated piping hot.Source
    • MPI (NZ Food Safety)Avoid processed meats (ham, pâté, salami, luncheon) in pregnancy.Source
    • Health NZPre-packaged and deli/salad-bar salads and coleslaws: don't eat; home-made salads OK if washed.Source
    Raw sprouts on a sandwich
    • Health NZSeed sprouts: don't eat unless cooked.Source

  • Ireland

    • Cold sub with turkey, roast beef or other sliced deli meatCheck
    • Cold sub with ham, salami or Italian-style meatsAvoid
    • Toasted sub, meat heated until steaming hotCheck
    • Tuna subCheck
    • Veggie sub with cheese and avocadoCheck
    • HSEWash all fruit, vegetables and pre-packed salads before eating.Source
    • HSEAvoid cold cured meats such as salami, parma ham, chorizo and pepperoni.Source
What to check

Before you eat Jimmy John's.

  1. Ask for the meat heated until steaming hot

    The FDA and FoodSafety.gov ask for deli meats reheated to 165°F or until steaming hot before you eat them in pregnancy. Warm bread alone doesn't tell you the meat in the middle got there, so ask for the meat heated through. FoodSafety.gov

  2. In Australia and New Zealand, skip cold meat subs

    Health NZ advises avoiding cold meats from deli counters and sandwich bars, and packaged sliced ready-to-eat meats. Pregnancy, Birth and Baby asks for processed meats to be cooked to at least 75°C and eaten straight away. Health NZ

  3. Think twice about the tuna sub

    FoodSafety.gov says not to buy or eat premade ham, chicken or seafood salad from delis in pregnancy. Pregnancy, Birth and Baby asks you to avoid pre-prepared salads. The NHS asks only that pre-packaged sandwiches and salads are kept chilled and eaten before the use-by date. FoodSafety.gov

  4. Treat lettuce and tomato as raw salad

    Every country asks for raw vegetables and salad to be washed in pregnancy, and the FDA names lettuce. You can't wash a sub's salad yourself, so Doola Scan shows Check for subs that come with it. FDA

  5. Leave off raw sprouts

    Health Canada asks pregnant women to avoid raw sprouts such as alfalfa, clover, radish and mung bean, and the FDA asks for sprouts to be thoroughly cooked. NSW Health says not to eat sprouted seeds. Health Canada

Questions

About Jimmy John's
in pregnancy.

Cold subs with sliced deli meat show Check in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland and Avoid in Australia and New Zealand. A sub with the meat heated until steaming hot shows Check in all six countries. The tuna sub is Avoid in the US, Canada, Australia and Ireland.

A sub with the meat heated until steaming hot shows Check in all six countries, the closest to what the guidance asks for. The FDA's number for deli meat is 165°F, and Pregnancy, Birth and Baby's is at least 75°C, eaten straight away. The guidance is about the meat's temperature, not the bread's.

The veggie sub with provolone and avocado shows Check only for its raw salad. Subs with the meat heated until steaming hot show Check in all six countries. Cold turkey, ham and salami subs are Avoid in Australia and New Zealand, and the tuna sub is Avoid in four countries.

Cold deli turkey shows Check in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland and Avoid in Australia and New Zealand. Health Canada names turkey, roast beef and bologna among the non-dried deli meats to avoid unless heated until steaming hot.

The tuna sub shows Avoid in the US, Canada, Australia and Ireland, under the guidance on deli salads made ahead. It shows Check in the UK and New Zealand. FoodSafety.gov says not to buy or eat premade seafood salad from delis in pregnancy.

Cold ham and salami show Check in the US, UK and Canada and Avoid in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. The NHS asks for cold cured meats such as salami to be cooked until steaming hot, and the HSE lists cold cured meats as foods to avoid.

Provolone shows No known issues in Doola Scan in all six countries. None of these countries' pregnancy food lists names it.

Raw sprouts show Avoid in Australia and Check in the other five countries. Health Canada asks pregnant women to avoid raw sprouts, and the FDA asks for them thoroughly cooked, so ask for a sub without them.

The guidance is the same in every trimester. The advice on deli meat, deli salads, raw salad and sprouts applies from the first weeks of pregnancy to the last.

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