Experts warn that scraping off a small patch of mold isn’t as harmless as it looks. Toxic compounds called mycotoxins can ...

Going to the grocery store, we often assume everything is fresh and ready to eat. But sometimes, you open a package only to be met with an unpleasant surprise: mold. This can happen for a variety of ...

When you open the refrigerator and find a wedge of cheese flecked with green mold, or a package of chicken that smells faintly sour, it can be tempting to gamble with your stomach rather than waste ...

Poor food safety at a Miami-Dade gas station's mini-mart/restaurant led to pastelitos, croquetas, empanadas, black beans getting thrown out and the station owner getting fined $5,000.

We've all been there. You're eating a sandwich you've just made, and suddenly you notice a little spot of mold. No big deal, right? Some folks think you can just pick it off. Or, maybe you're like me, ...

Moldy habanero peppers, an insect floating in a bottle of whiskey, a sewage backup and frozen crab rangoons stored in trash bags were among the violations that food safety inspectors cited at Topeka ...

We've all been there. You're about to cut into a loaf of bread, and there it is. A fuzzy blue spot of mold on the surface of that baguette you just bought yesterday. While most of us were taught to ...