If you ever worked at a place that has one of those machines, they rarely if ever get cleaned complete. Usually they might flush a little water in there, but when I worked at MCd’s they never cleaned the machine in 3 years, just poured more bags of goo into the machine to freeze. SO even if you can monitor your product manufacturing, you cannot make sure the person(s) handling it even washed their hands before they did it :>

I hadn’t heard the thing about soft serve before. I lived on McDonalds cones w/french fries my entire pregnancy. She looks adorable and what pregant woman doesn’t want ice cream. It’s cute and I’m sure it’s fine.

It was on tmz and br had this to say:

B-R tells TMZ in a statement, “Our Soft Serve products are continuously monitored by our suppliers, and our pasteurization process is state inspected and certified on a regular basis. The only way Listeria, which has been found in a variety of raw foods, can be found in soft serve would be through improper pasteurization.”

Lilybett- they say no honey or nuts because those are highly allergic foods and a baby can already be affected by it in the womb. that’s what i was told at least.

Madge78, I can maybe understand the soft-serve but why no honey or nuts?

I have just had my third baby and live in England. Over here we are told by our midwives to avoid soft cheese, liver in any form, honey, nuts, and whippy ice cream like above. And of course, as soon as you are told you cant have it you crave it like crazy. The day after I got out of hospital I had a shmorgus board of all of the above. It was heaven. Its funny how things can be so the same and so vastly different in our two countries. Like the trend you have of keeping a newborn in the house for the first few weeks, unheard of over here. I am sure we do some things that raise a smile for you as well.

Jackie – Contacting Listeria isn’t about the amount of food you eat. “Anything in moderation” wouldn’t matter if you even eat a tablespoon of soft serve that’s contaminated. Yet, you could be fine eating a gallon bucket of the stuff if it’s ok. This is the same for soft cheeses and deli meats. The way they are processed and handled makes it easier for them to be contaminated.

tmz had a debate about this too(a site run by men, mind u). the bump day banner was even on CBB here even and i doubt danielle would have allowed it if she thought it would place her business in a negative light.naturally, many will gleefully blame tori for this, but HELLO? it isn’t her company,she didn’t make it. all she was doing was trying to give some duffed chicks a free snack (and looking fabulous while doing so).fortunately,she and controversy have gotten to know each other quite well over the years.just another day in her bizarrely fascinating life…..

Pretty dress. Can’t wait to hear what she names her daughter

I have never heard anything about staying away from soft erve ice cream? That seams nutty. Soft serve ice cream (mainly frozen custard) was my biggest craving while I was pregnant. I had it a couple times a week