How could eating mold in pasta harm a nine-year-old? After Christmas Eve, I forgot about pasta in the cellar. My child today found a bowl of this noodle and ate it in my absence (brushing away with a fork the black spots with mold, because she did not know what it was). She didn't eat the mold itself, but I know the mold spores must have been all over the bowl by now. Is it very dangerous and is there anything I can do now?
Molds can produce substances called mycotoxins, of which more than 400 types have been described today. Many people unknowingly and accidentally ingest small amounts of mycotoxins that are found in small amounts in various foods. He alth consequences after a single consumption of a small amount of mycotoxins are not described - only systematic chronic consumption of these substances may have a possible negative impact on human he alth. It is a good idea not to leave cooked food outside the fridge in the future.
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Krystyna KnyplInternist, hypertensiologist, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta dla Lekarzy".
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