Might be a dumb ? But...

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Is it safe to eat foods that have touched or come into contact with Deli meats? For example, pasta salad with pepperoni or salami. I'm able to pick out the meat but didn't know if it "contaminated" the noodles and such. Like I said this may be a dumb question or I'm being overly paranoid but would like opinions....thanks

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I eat anything except raw meats or sushi. Have u ever gotten listeria before. What are the chances of u getting it now? Do what feels safe for u I'm not the overly cautious type.

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Actually, salads from a deli can absolutely contain bacteria/listeria. Anything with deli meat and/or cheese in it can be contaminated. My hubby is a deli manager and has taken several food safety courses and tells me that no matter how clean a deli may seem that they are actually extremely dirty teaming with tons of bacteria. Even though they clean the slicers, they don't clean in between each meat/cheese slicing. So if one deli meat contains a bacteria, than anything that is sliced after that can become contaminated. It is safer not to eat anything that comes from a deli unless is it heated to a steaming temperature. Trust me...I miss my deli meats, cheese, and salads!

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Thanks everyone for their opinions!

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I eat turkey dogs all the time and everyone I know who is pregnant eats deli meat

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Idt it's dumb at all! I'm obsessively cautious-listeria can cause miscarriages, still births, defects-it's serious!

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