someone, who didn't know any better, wrote ... <<<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.>>> ... here's hoping that anyone following that advice has very good MEDICAL INSURANCE. the truth is: scraping the fruiting bodies (fuzzy stuff) off your food doesn't get rid of the toxins. not all molds/moulds are beneficial (like penicillin). some penicillin-like molds are VERY toxic. some molds are DEADLY. for info on food safety check: gopher://cesgopher.ag.uiuc.edu:70/00/Food-and-Nutrition/Food-Safety/Mold-in-and-on-Foods and http://www.foodsafety.org/nc/nc184.htm when to trim? http://www.marketreport.com/mold.htm or any other qualified food safety source. "mycology beats urology any day" .... Bryce Kendricks regards peter g