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[Closed] Mouldy bread...safe or not ?

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Bought some of these for lunch from waitrose

[url= http://www.waitrose.com/shop/ProductView-10317-10001-154613-Waitrose+mini+mixed+olive+focaccia ]waitrose[/url]

ate one then noticed that some of them had mold on the base of the role

feeling very paranoid that Im gonna get ill in a bad way...spoke to a colleague who was really helpful and said ahh you'll be fine but some mold is dangerous !

joking aside I do get paniky over stuff like this so will ignore all the pee takers ...

serious answers please


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:03 pm
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serious answers please

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Posted : 23/07/2013 1:04 pm
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Can't see a bit of mouldy bread causing you a visit from the reaper personally , but i'm no expert , just going from my experiance .


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:07 pm
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I saw a TV programme on this a few weeks ago. Some mould that grew on the bread was harmless and was actually Penicillin. However there was some mould that produced a toxin which is in the class of most lethal toxins in the world. Hope this helps.


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:09 pm
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[i]I do get paniky over stuff like this[/i]

I'd walk away from the thread now, then.

And certainly don't google 'death by bread mould'.


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:09 pm
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**Roll**


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:10 pm
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Just eat it. Anyone who eats focaccia from Waitrose deserves all he gets


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:10 pm
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I saw a TV programme on this a few weeks ago. Some mould that grew on the bread was harmless and was actually Penicillin. However there was some mould that would produce a toxin which is in the class of most lethal toxins in the world. Hope this helps.

I saw that, don't eat mouldy bread.


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:11 pm
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Just eat it. Anyone who eats focaccia from Waitrose deserves all he gets

it was reduced to 85p I just couldn't handle eating sardines for lunch again !


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:13 pm
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Here it is: [url= http://www.channel4.com/programmes/food-unwrapped/4od#3530029 ]Food Unwrapped on 4OD[/url]


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:14 pm
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its the aflatoxins you have to watch out for. They can make a real mess of your liver and have the potential to give you cancer


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:14 pm
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I have eaten plenty of moldy bread. There are at least two kinds though, blue and white. I've no idea which, if either is bad.

I do know though that there's a dangerous and hallucinogenic one that grows on rye.


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:26 pm
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Given the choice of mouldy bread for lunch or no lunch, mouldy bread every time! It's not bad with a bit of weevil sprinkled in.

Is it just me or is mouldy quite a strange word?


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:34 pm
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I tend to just use mouldy bread for toast... ๐Ÿ˜•


 
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I won't eat mouldy bread knowingly, but quite a few times (including twice over the past month) I've noticed it once it was too late. I'm not dead of BREAD AIDS yet.

I wouldn't worry. I'd return what remains and ask for a refund from the shop though, if for no other reason than to make them aware of the mistake so it might be less likely to happen to others.


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:38 pm
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ergot on the rye breads


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:40 pm
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ergot on the rye

Sequels are always hard to write, but fair play to Salinger for trying.


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:43 pm
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Given that you brought it from Waitrose its probably worth having a proper vocal tantrum in store with the aim of some free stuff or vouchers.


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:49 pm
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ergot on the rye breads

burn 'em they're all witches


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:50 pm
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I saw a TV programme on this a few weeks ago. Some mould that grew on the bread was harmless and was actually Penicillin. However there was some mould that produced a toxin which is in the class of most lethal toxins in the world. Hope this helps.

I watched this too. To be fair, I think the really, really bad stuff was the product of months worth of mould (or the equivalent of - I think they speeded the process up).


 
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I once ate half of a bacon sandwich from the cafe at Birches Valley at Cannock Chase before noticing mould on the crust. I was mildly disgusted, but I didn't die. Didn't even get the runs! Oh happy day! \o/


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 1:56 pm
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Sequels are always hard to write, but fair play to Salinger for trying.

Chapeau, that's brilliant! Just lol'd on a fairly busy train!


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 2:22 pm
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Graham, superb!


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 2:27 pm
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You only "see" mould when it's reached the fruiting phase, so the mould can be counted as one of your 5 a day.


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 2:54 pm
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Sequels are always hard to write, but fair play to Salinger for trying.

Especially seeing as he's brown bread.


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 3:22 pm
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no bum rushes yet... ๐Ÿ˜ฎ


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 5:07 pm
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I've given it to my kids twice in the last couple of months with no ill effects detected so far.
*Not deliberately*


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 8:21 pm
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think im safe now !


 
Posted : 23/07/2013 9:37 pm
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I've done it but it tastes so disgusting, not sure why anyone would eat it willingly!


 
Posted : 24/07/2013 7:55 am
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urrgggyhh dont eat....youll turn into a mouldy monster :wink:.....bread goes off really quickly in this heat we are experiencing at the mo.... last year i remember i bought a loaf of bread from morrisons, made bacon butty, and just as hubby was about to put the buttty in his mouth ,.....out popped a couple of maggots...urgghhh...that was awful..hahhahaha....bought and used the bread same day (but not used after seeing that ....geezzzzzzzzzzz ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 24/07/2013 8:04 am