So some cheeses seem to be toxic for you if you eat them when they have mold on them, while others are mainly being consumed when they get moldy. Why is it so that some types of cheese will make you sick, while you can eat others without a problem?
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The type of mould that makes a blue cheese blue is different from the type of mould you will find in a lump of Gouda left in your fridge for too long.
Some mushrooms are safe to eat, while others are hugely dangerous and will kill you if you eat them – mould is the same. Blue cheese is made in such a way as to grow certain types of good mould, while the stuff that appears naturally in your fridge is the bad stuff that can make you ill.
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