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 ...

Spores can travel through the air inside the package and grow on other parts of the bread (1). They’re what gives mold its color — white, yellow, green, gray, or black, depending on the type ...

Dirty gloves shouldn't be handling bread, bare arms shouldn't be shoved into dough - and those aren't the only things a state ...

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.

Admit it, you've considered it. We've all thought about it before: Can you eat the slice of bread that isn't moldy in a moldy loaf? As the price of groceries continues to skyrocket, we are all ...

But hang on. Because the experts we spoke to say that can be a major no-no. "Bread mold is tricky. If you can see some mold spots, many more mold spores are present and not visible to the naked ...

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 ...

Of the more than 1.5 million species of mold estimated to exist, a few are especially likely to blame for your spoiled slice. “One of the most common culprits is Rhizopus stolonifer,’” Dr. Detwiler ...

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 ...