Is bread mold poisonous?
Best Answers
But there are other possible candidates to be found on bread that can be quite bad and reasonably poisonous. For example one of the popular theories for what started the Salem Witch Trials was a bad batch of rye with the mould claviceps purpurea which causes Ergotism that causes twinges and hallucinations. read more
Just like plants, mold has roots below the surface that can travel deep into the food. Because the colorful spores on the surface of your food are just part of the mold, scraping or cutting this part off of your bread or bagel won’t save you from eating a mouthful of fungus. read more
No, you only see part of the mold on the surface of food — gray fur on forgotten bologna, fuzzy green dots on bread, white dust on Cheddar, coin-size velvety circles on fruits, and furry growth on the surface of jellies. read more
