Tartar sauce : Can I eat this while pregnant? Can my baby eat this?

Pregnant woman 🤰

Avoid!

Risk

Salmonellosis

Information

Consumption of tartare sauce during pregnancy is not recommended. Tartar sauce is a sauce that contains raw fish, vinegar, mustard, oil and various spices. It is therefore likely to contain bacteria harmful to the health of pregnant women. Indeed, raw fish may contain parasites and bacteria that can cause serious infections, such as anisakis. In addition, the tartare sauce contains vinegar and mustard, which can cause bloating and stomach aches, which is not recommended during pregnancy. Therefore, it is preferable for pregnant women to avoid consumption of tartare sauce. If you still want to consume it, you should make sure that the raw fish used to prepare the tartare sauce is well cooked. You should also check that the vinegar and mustard used are good for human consumption.

All these recommendations are given as an indication based on ANSES information and cannot replace the advice of a health professional.

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