Listeria Monocytogenes: Pregnancy
Commons · Question 4607 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether guidance is being issued to pregnant people to reduce the risk of infection from Listeriosis, including from ready-to-eat and chilled foods.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 5 Jun 2026
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the National Health Service already provide advice to pregnant people to help reduce the risk of infection from listeriosis, including advice on ready-to-eat and chilled foods, at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/p...