Not quite sure if your food is hard or soft? The USDA guide on mold has a chart to break it down. But say you didn’t notice your apple or bread was moldy before taking a big bite — what’s ...

It's a common scene: You're heading for the toaster with your last slice of bread when you notice the telltale furry green spots of mold. While you may be tempted to scrape the splotch off and eat ...

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 ...

Learn why mold shows up and if it's safe to consume the remaining loaf. Discovering a single slice of moldy bread in your loaf can present a dilemma. Should you toss the affected slice and ...

Mold is a type of fungus that forms because bread wrapped in plastic packaging still has water inside it. When that trapped water begins to evaporate inside the bag, the bread’s surface becomes ...

MicroZap, a company based in Texas, has developed a method to keep bread mold-free for 60 days. That's about six times longer than the shelf-life of regular packaged bread. "We probably could have ...