Can You Have Parma Ham When Pregnant?

All meat and poultry, including steaks, roast meat, sausages and burgers, should be cooked until there is no trace of pink or blood at all. Cured/fermented meats like Parma ham and salami are uncooked and could contain parasites that may cause toxoplasmosis, leading to miscarriage, stillbirth or birth defects.

Can you eat prosciutto ham when pregnant?

Try not to worry if you've had cold cured meats already in pregnancy. Listeriosis and toxoplasmosis are very rare and the risk to your baby is low. Eating cooked cured meats is fine, so you can eat them if they're added to pizza or in a pasta dish.

Can I eat Parma ham on pizza when pregnant?

The NHS says that it's safe to eat cold cured meats, such as pepperoni, Parma ham and salami, in pregnancy, as long as the pack says they are ready to eat. This is because the risk of listeria bacteria is low.