Salami is fermented, air dried and cured sausage, essentially raw meat that's been processed. It requires only room temperature for storage. The meat used to make salamis are pork, chopped beef, poultry, venison and lamb. Minced fat, wine, wheat, corn starch, salt, herbs, spices and vinegar are also added in it to produce a unique, mouthwatering flavor that many pregnant women crave. However, the risks may outweigh the taste. Salami often contain preservatives called nitrates that could be harmful to the fetus. They also could be home to harmful bacteria called Listeria, especially if the salami is home-made. Listeria effects include a disease called Listeriosis which can appear within 12 -30 days of consuming the salami. This disease can cause defects in the unborn, still birth, miscarriage and other problems during pregnancy.

You can cook it. But the doctors push no deli meats all together or at least my doctor did.

If you want it and are worried about listeria then you can eat it if it’s cooked/well heated. Nitrates aren’t greet for you or baby but occasionally shouldn’t matter.

You can but you’re not supposed to. Most deli meats are on the no no list. They say they can carry Listeria. But studies have been shown that it is very unlikely now a days that you will get sick from deli meat while pregnant. I would error on the side of caution and talk to your dr.

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