@ayuswellness: You're cutting off the mould and eating the rest. That's the mistake. What you see isn't the whole organism. It's just the fruiting body. Underneath, a network called mycelium spreads invisibly through the food. Like a root system, far beyond where you can see. And it produces mycotoxins. Toxic compounds that don't disappear when you cut off the fuzzy bit. Some are known carcinogens. Others damage your kidneys. The more porous the food, the deeper those roots travel. So bread, soft fruit and jam are the worst places to cut around it. But the worst food of all is nuts, especially peanuts. They're prone to aflatoxin. One of the most potent liver carcinogens known. Officially rated Group 1 by the WHO's cancer agency. So if you spot even a speck of mould in a jar of peanut butter, the whole jar goes in the bin. No scraping. No scooping around it. Share this with whoever just said "it's fine, I'll cut it off."

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Wednesday 21 October 2026 16:26:56 GMT