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  MM> From: masuda@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov (Michiaki Masuda)

  MM> BTW, raw fish in Japan could be safer than that in the US. I'm not
  MM> sure about the exact difference between American and Japanese
  MM> regulation on the seafood industry, but pregnant women appears to be
  MM> recommended to stay away from sushi in the US because of the
  MM> possibility of food poisoning while that doesn't seem to be the case
  MM> in Japan. A raw egg is another example. It is essential for sukiyaki,
  MM> but some Japanese restaurants here are rather reluctant to serve it.

The problem (in the US, at least) is not with food poisoning but with a
bacterium that likes raw fish.  It's an easily cured disease, but the cure
requires an antibiotic, and these days ANY medication is considered undesirable
for pregnant women.  So, in addition to not cleaning out cat boxes, pregnant
women in the US are strongly encouraged not to eat sushi (or to expose
themselves to a large number of other, fairly-minor-in-other-circumstances
ailments).