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Is Tori Baskin' in 31 Flavors of Bacteria?

Posted May 21st 2008 4:40PM by TMZ Staff

Why is Baskin-Robbins trotting out Tori Spelling to push its new line of soft-serve ice cream on other pregnant women when soft-serve is a known taboo for preggo women?

Several sources in the know -- including one pregnant OB/GYN -- tell TMZ that there are "definite" health risks associated with soft-serve ice cream for expectant moms because of Listeria bacteria. Softie machines can be studded with bacteria that can cause all kinds of issues for newborns -- in fact, Down Under, it's pretty much forbidden for preggo women.


B-R tells TMZ in a statement, "Our Soft Serve products are continuously monitored by our suppliers, and our pasteurization process is state inspected and certified on a regular basis. The only way Listeria, which has been found in a variety of raw foods, can be found in soft serve would be through improper pasteurization."

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46. Ummm...I've been pregnant & never heard this. Known lots of pregnant women, they've never heard of this. We all ate soft serve. Worked at a OB/GYN's office for years & we never told people not to eat soft serve.

Posted at 10:25PM on May 21st 2008 by Jess

47. If there is the smallest risk, why why why why why would you take the chance!

Posted at 1:06AM on May 22nd 2008 by CorrineM

48. 34. OMG! This is a load of crap! I ate soft serve throughout my pregnancy and my son was born perfectly healthy. He is now ten years old and is in the Young Scholars class at school. If we would stop scaring people to death with what they should and should not eat/drink then, oh wait, the newscasters would be out of a job.

Posted at 7:50PM on May 21st 2008 by Cathy

Cathy, by that faulty logic we should all smoke crack while pregnant because 1 person did it and their kid is fine. Perhaps your Young Scholar can teach you to reason beyond the 2nd grade level.

Posted at 1:16AM on May 22nd 2008 by Not fond of coneheads

49. SWALLOW!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:00AM on May 22nd 2008 by Soft Serve Man

50. tori spelling probably let the paps know she was going to be there,she was at the ivy the other day,she is out there promoting herself but this promotion failed big time because it makes her look sooo desperate.

Posted at 6:06AM on May 22nd 2008 by i love seymore butts

51. I have some cream for her cone!

Posted at 8:00AM on May 22nd 2008 by I give a Damm

52. I have some cream for her cone!

Posted at 8:00AM on May 22nd 2008 by I give a Damm

53. 15: WTF are you even talking about? Many people work up until they give birth. I worked up until the day I went to the hospital. Unless you're a high risk, there is no reason for you NOT to work, as long as you aren't doing anything strenuous. I wouldn't consider pulling a lever and holding a cone to be 'heavy work'.

Posted at 12:16PM on May 22nd 2008 by Darv

54. 46: Exactly. Her logic is amazingly flawed. Apparently these warnings came from SOMETHING. Someone somewhere ate something contaminated and their unborn child died because of it. Maybe the chances aren't high, but the chance IS there. So why tempt it? Is soft serve ice cream more important than the well being of your child? To some people, probably. Hahaha.

Why not go eat a raw steak then? Or some of the many other things your OBGYN recommends that you not eat? I'm sure SOMEONE out there ate a rare piece of meat and their child was fine. And i'm sure that someone out there ate it as well and caused harm to their child. :P

Posted at 12:17PM on May 22nd 2008 by J. Dahmer

55. What? I used to work for an OB/GYN - AND I've been pregnant - and I have never heard that soft-serve ice cream was on the list of no-no's during pregnancy. Sushi - yes. Raw oysters - yes. But ice cream? Give me a break! What about the old cliche' about ice cream and pickles! It was never followed by a disclaimer - "as long as it's not soft-serve". Please...

Posted at 8:53AM on May 22nd 2008 by Mama

56. Damn it - why didn't I read this story yesterday so I could have taken my baby bump down to Baskin Robbins and gotten some free ice cream??!! I miss out on everything! Also, thinking about the logistics of this promotion - how do they prove you are or aren't preggers anyway? Just curious.

Posted at 9:45AM on May 22nd 2008 by boredtotears

57. WHy are some people calling Tori desperate if she needs money and HAS to work.
That's how it goes for most Americans.

It's a shame that Tori has such a selfish mother who sits on a pile of millions while her daughter has to work.

Candie Spelling only has two kids, so why doesn't she set them up financially.
Good parents help their kids whenever they can.

Posted at 9:58AM on May 22nd 2008 by Mary

58. I never heard you couldnt eat soft serve ice cream while pregnant!!! I ate way too much of that soft serve at Jasons Deli while preggers w/ both of my babies!

Posted at 10:44AM on May 22nd 2008 by mommy of 2

59. Yeah B-O-R-I-N-G story !!!!!!!!!!!! I ate soft serve ice cream like it was my job with both my kids and they are just fine!!!! This is not the good stuff we look for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:33AM on May 23rd 2008 by Kristina

60. GIVE HER A BREAK SHE'S PREGNANT AND SHE HAS CRAVINGS I'M SURE HER SON WAS BORN HEATHLY

Posted at 1:11PM on May 22nd 2008 by Adreana

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