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Mold growth on soft cheese is not considered safe to eat, unless it is intended to be there - as in brie.
For hard cheeses - like cheddar and Swiss - conventional wisdom has said that cutting out the cheese within one inch of the visible mold will make the rest of the cheese edible.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoYes, but not the bad or poisonous kind! The veins in blue cheese have cultures of the mold penicillium, which is a fungus that produces the antibiotic penicillin!
Also, some cheeses have mushrooms mixed into them which are also a type of fungus.
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∙ 13y agoIf it's within use-by date, all cheese is safe. After useby date, no soft cheese (such as cream cheese) is safe, but you may still be able to use hard cheeses (such as cheddar), so long as it looks ok, smells the same and no mold is growing on it.
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∙ 12y agoIf you have an allergy to penicillin, then obviously avoid blue cheese, Stilton, Gorgonzola, and blue brie. If you do not, then they are perfectly fine to eat. Most cheeses are made with either a bacterial or fungal culture, and those microorganisms stay in the cheese when its prepared. Brie is covered in white mold, that is edible, for example.
(One note: the mold in the various blue varieties of cheeses is a species of Penicillium, but it's not the one used to produce the drug penicillin. You could be allergic to the mold and not be allergic to penicillin. Also, random mold on your cheese, as opposed to those intentionally introduced in its production, could be any of a bunch of different species and is best not eaten.)
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∙ 9y agoSome cheese do have fungi in them, however, they are not the bad kind. Blue cheese is an example that has fungi.
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Can you eat 10 days old cheese?
Yes, 10-day-old cheese should be safe to eat. If it has mold, you may be able to cut the mold off and the rest of the cheese should be okay.
Can you eat feta cheese that has blue mold?
Blue cheese (or bleu cheese) is a cheese that has had Penicillium cultures added so that the final product is spotted or veined with blue-gray or blue-green mold.
Is eating molded cheese harmful?
if it has mold on it you cant eatif it has mold on it you can eat
How fast does cheddar cheese mold?
If you keep cheese out for hours then it will get moldy and turn green. If you eat the cheese it will mess up your organs inside. So don't eat the moldy cheese.
What causes cheese to mold?
Cheese will mold when is has been exposed to any type of moist air. The mold on cheese is considered harmless.
Is it okay to eat cheese with moldd on it?
No, it is much better not to risk getting sick. Some people say that if you scrape of the mold it is OK, but i think you should throw it out, even if it is unopened
Does all cheese have mold?
Cheese with mould (mold) which has grown on it is not normally safe to eat. But many so-called 'blue' cheeses are made with special types of mould, veined throughout the cheese, which is perfectly edible.
Will you die if you eat mold?
No. There are many different types of mold, but many foods have mold all ready when they are eaten. Do you like blue cheese? The blue color is a mold within the cheese and it is allowed to ripen to get get that blue vein. You probably all ready eat mushrooms. They are a fungus. I can think of many things that people eat that have mold or are a fungus.
If there is mold in a jar of pimentos are they safe to eat?
Unless mold is an actual part of the food (as in blue cheese or brie), do not eat moldy food.
Is mold a deadly toxin?
People eat mouldy cheese, and they like it.
Can you eat Moldy Swiss cheese?
Yes, but should you? The rule of thumb for mold on aged hard cheeses is to cut away the mold and cheese within one inch of the mold. The remainder should be edible. The reason for this is cheddar cheese won't mold as fast as cottage or mozzarella because cheddar is not as moist as those cheeses and since mold needs moistness to grow, those 2 cheeses are the best place for mold to grow. Mold starts out as spores, and the spores are the beginning of the life cycle for mold. If you are a cheese person, always get to your cheese early, especially if it is mozzarella or cottage. If mold is found on soft cheese, such as, cottage cheese or cream cheese, the entire package should be discarded.
Why is my cheese fuzzy?
That is mold, but don't panic. Slice it away until you get to clear, firm cheese - it's still safe to eat. After all, it wouldn't be cheese in the first place if it wasn't for mold.
