Expert Advises on Handling Moldy Food: Spit It Out and Move On

• An expert advises that moldy food isn't always dangerous and suggests spitting it out and moving on.
• A survey found that nearly one in three people cut mold off food before eating the rest.
• The survey was conducted in Germany and revealed that fewer than half of respondents knew that cooking or baking does not destroy mycotoxins.
• The risk of moldy food depends on what is growing and what it is growing on.
• Mycotoxins, which are not destroyed by cooking or baking, can be present in moldy food.