I've always been of the opinion that God never forbids something that wasn't a bad idea to begin with. Sometimes He doesn't give the details of how it will hurt us (do you explain the effects of electron flow on the human nervous system, or just tell your kids not to stick their fingers in the electric sockets?) or elaborate on situations where it's actually okay (yes, not all mushrooms are poisonous/hallucinogenic, but naturalists will tell you not to eat any found in the wild just to be safe). But the risk is always there.

So in this case, yeah, it probably was forbidden and for a very good reason. Whether it's no longer forbidden because it's safer (though not completely safe), for the same reasons pork's back on the menu... that's up for debate.