Eating moldy... sponge... bread?!
Question:
Eating moldy... sponge... bread?
okay my question is recently my father just started eating some bread he bought called Anisette Sponge
http://www.stella-doro.com/toast_sponge....
Apparently he just ignores the food and eats it without wasting any time. When he looked at a piece it had a huge chunk of mold on it. He ate about 5 - 6 pieces, at least thats what he says. What are the health risks and or body risks of eating that much expired food. The expire date was on july 3rd.
From what I can tell only one piece had a huge chunk of mold the second to last piece didnt really have anything but I still know there could be hidden mold growing within it... What will happen?
Answers:
It is true that people may eat mouldy food without any harm. In many cases, children and adults who live on the streets in developing countries survive on food and fruits thrown into waste bins. Most of these foods and fruits are usually contaminated with mould and bacteria. The major reasons why eating mouldy food is dangerous is because such food is likely to be contaminated with mycotoxins (i.e., fungal poisons). Luckily, toxigenic moulds require certain growth conditions to produce the toxins and hence presence of these moulds on food does not necessarily mean the food contains mycotoxins. There is also a risk of food poisoning caused by bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Bacillus cereus, and Entero-pathogenic Escherichia coli. You may want to read this article.
http://www.moldbacteria.com/newsletter.h...