Lest we furget. Bout everthang we eat has mold on it or in it. Mold has even been found in deep space-no joke!! What we see is when the mold is at the reproductive stage. No big deal. Remember penicillin is a mold. Scrape it off an chow down. And as far as losing heat from the discarded seeds. The seeds have little if any capsaicin-the chile's punch-most of the bite is in the placenta that binds the seed. So dump the seeds they're good for little cept growing more chiles. If you worry about bacteria and such worry more bout that tonsil washing smooch you give him/her. Thank God for one of the most powerful antibiotics of all - saliva - since science shows that chiles are not very good antibiotics. Better yet grab some fresh garlic or sage. The Krazy Kemist