Pregnancy food guidance
Mousse
Depends—Check the eggs and dairy
Mousse can be eaten when it uses pasteurized eggs and pasteurized dairy.
What changes the answer for Mousse
- Pasteurized egg product: safer.
- Raw unpasteurized egg: avoid under cautious U.S. guidance.
- Keep refrigerated and use promptly.
Why it matters for Mousse
Many mousse recipes use eggs without a full cooking step.
Practical takeaway
Ask whether the eggs and dairy are pasteurized.
Evidence interpretation
Emily Oster’s perspective on Mousse
Oster interprets raw-egg risk as a general food-poisoning concern rather than a uniquely large pregnancy risk. The site uses pasteurized egg as its cautious takeaway.
Read the ParentData analysis (opens in a new tab)Sources and review details
- Review status
- Source reviewed
- Last reviewed
- Guidance region
- United States
- CDC: Safer Food Choices (opens in a new tab)Checked
- FDA: Eating Out and Bringing In (opens in a new tab)Checked
- Emily Oster, ParentData: What You Can (And Can’t) Eat While Pregnant (opens in a new tab)Checked
- The Bump: Top Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy (opens in a new tab)Checked Medically reviewed by Kendra Segura, MD