When he returned to check up on the snacks after two months, he pledged to never eat them again in his lifetime.

If you can see some mold spots, many more mold spores are present and not visible to the naked eye," Lorene Sauro, a nutritionist and food professional who is certified in health and food safety ...

When it’s on food, you can usually see signs, such as the fuzzy green spots that appear on bread. As it grows, the mold's roots can sink deep inside the food, where you can’t see it.

Most molds are threadlike, multi-celled organisms that are transported by water, air, or insects, the USDA says. Many have a body that consist of root threads that invade the food it lives on ...

noted for Food & Wine, “Molds are an important part of cheese... sometimes for good and sometimes for bad.” This doesn’t just apply to the obvious options, like blue cheese. For example ...

city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past four weeks, including serious offenses related to sushi preparation, moldy ...