Better known as “black bread mold,” R. stolonifer starts off as fuzzy white spots that then turn gray or black, hence its name, according to Dr. Detwiler. Other top suspects include ...

Right now, someone somewhere is groaning in frustration at the sight of mold splotches on their bread loaf. We’ve all been this person, deeply craving a sandwich or a deliciously spongey nosh ...

While black mold can be safely washed or cut off ... leaving any toxins it produced unscathed. For bread, Schaffner allows that you might be able to get away with trimming off the fuzz.

But as soon as you head to the pantry and open the bread bag, you see it: a whitish, greenish spot. Ugh — it’s mold. Some slices look OK, though, with smaller or no moldy bits. Are those safe to eat?

Sourdough bread uses wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria for leavening, offering nutritional benefits and easier digestion. Mold, a fungus, thrives in moist, warm environments and breaks down ...

She then notes the current date as Oct. 27, which means the bread had been sitting in the breadbox for at least two months. But there is no mold to be found anywhere. “It’s not moldy at all ...

So you wonder: Is it safe to eat moldy bread—you’d cut off the bad stuff, of course—or do you need to rethink lunch? It’s an unfortunately all-too-common question, because, well ...