Does eating cold hot dogs cause your kidneys to fail?

Question

I have an 8 year old who only eats hot dogs cold. He is grossed out if I heat them up. I've heard they can cause kidneys to fail.

Answer 1

Wow this keeps coming up, again and again.
First off, keep in mind that all hot dogs are fully cooked by the manufacturer. So, there's no problem there.
Secondly, there is a very VERY minor risk of coming in contact with "Listeria", a bacteria which can, repeat CAN, be found in hot dogs and other cooked deli meats. Heating these meats will kill the bacteria.

However, the thing to remember is that only 0.7 per 100,000 healthy people are infected with virulent Listeria each year and of those 30% of cases are pregnant women and almost 70% are immune compromized individuals.

So, let him eat the cold dogs and save your worries for something important, like when he starts to date.

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Answer 3

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Does eating cold hot dogs cause your kidneys to fail?
I have an 8 year old who only eats hot dogs cold. He is grossed out if I heat them up. I've heard they can cause kidneys to fail.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I have been eating cold hot dog for 50 years and I'm ok, at your age maybe if you had a better choice of what to run your body on might be a good idea.

Answer 6

No, they will not cause his kidneys to fail. Be sure to buy "fully cooked" hot dogs. They are pretty much like most pacjkaged lunch meats. The heating is mostly for the taste of the individual andf it is what makes them "hot". If you are really worried and need peace of mind, cook a few in the microwave and put them in the frig to cool before serving them.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I ate cold hot dogs when I was a kid too. Not one problem. And my kids ate Vienna sausages...close to the same. Once again, no problems.

Answer 9

:| I dont think it would cause his kidneys to fail... but it could have bacteria that's dangerous to humans.

Answer 10

No as they are already cooked prior to selling so all safe.