Table 2.

Current intakes of selected high-mercury, high-listeria-risk and allergenic foods compared with usual intakes before pregnancy and before planning pregnancy for the total sample of pregnant women living in Australia (n 857), June–November 2013

	Consuming more		No change		Consuming less		Avoiding now		Never consume
Food description	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Pre-prepared or pre-packaged salads	54	6	155	18	119	14	350	41	179	21
Eggs (cooked)	234	27	431	50	123	14	29	3	40	5
Eggs (raw or semi-cooked)	10	1	74	9	68	8	486	57	219	26
Soft cheeses (brie, camembert, ricotta, feta, blue-vein)	17	2	56	7	67	8	590	69	117	14
Processed meat (cold meat/deli meat, ham, salami, luncheon meat, smoked meat, pâté)	20	2	92	11	170	20	485	57	90	11
Nuts	208	24	479	56	92	11	22	3	56	7
Oily fish (e.g. mackerel, herring, sardines, tuna, salmon)	127	15	208	24	186	22	58	7	156	18
Cooked fish and seafood	149	17	373	44	167	20	43	5	125	15
Raw fish and seafood	14	2	47	6	46	5	442	52	308	36
Coffee (excluding decaffeinated)	16	2	146	17	244	29	241	28	210	25
Tea (excluding herbal tea)	67	8	268	31	248	29	122	14	152	18