IS IT TRUE YOU CAN’T JUST CUT THE MOULDY PARTS OFF FOOD?

You may think you are carefully eating around the mould, but there are likely to be hidden toxins lurking below the surface.

Different types of moulds grow on food, from in blue cheese to on strawberries. Moulds are fungi, some of which produce poisonous substances called mycotoxins. Several hundred mycotoxins have been identified, but about a dozen have a reputation for causing serious health effects, including tremors, muscle weakness, fever and vomiting. Aflatoxins, produced by moulds in cereals, spices and tree nuts, are among the most poisonous. They can damage DNA to cause cancer, while large doses