only_me Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Recently i opened a little tub of jelly to find lots of mould on the top. The jelly is from a well known company so i rang to complain. When i told them i was about to feed it to a 2 year old they said 'it cannot cause any harm whatsoever'. Does anyone know if this is true ? the jelly is well in date, surely it would cause food poisoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkerSWFC Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Recently i opened a little tub of jelly to find lots of mould on the top. The jelly is from a well known company so i rang to complain. When i told them i was about to feed it to a 2 year old they said 'it cannot cause any harm whatsoever'. Does anyone know if this is true ? the jelly is well in date, surely it would cause food poisoning. Put it this way i wouldn,t give it my young un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Put it this way i wouldn,t give it my young un. Me neither, and from their attitude I would ring the environmental health Dept at the town hall, just to see what they have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatif wewin Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Me neither, and from their attitude I would ring the environmental health Dept at the town hall, just to see what they have to say. Mould is harmless. Mould is food spoilage, it is not food poisoning bacteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Depends upon the mould. There are some fungi that generate quite nasty toxins - mouldy peanuts can be VERY unpleasant! If it's spoiled, and it's within the sell by date, it indicates that it hasn't been stored properly. I'd go with Owdlad and take it to EH. I don't think I feed it to my sprog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Please don't feed rotten jelly to your little one! Whoever answered the phone at the jelly company is full of cr*p. An adult can get really sick from eating spoiled food, never mind a small child. If the jelly is well in date, that means the seal on the jar/package was somehow broken, allowing bacteria to grow, or like Joe said, it wasn't stored properly. Throw it out or return it to the store for a refund. Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatif wewin Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Me neither, and from their attitude I would ring the environmental health Dept at the town hall, just to see what they have to say. Most moulds are harmless. Mould is food spoilage, it is not food poisoning bacteria. Though they can cause mycotoxins to form in the food, this can make some people sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Most moulds are harmless. Mould is food spoilage, it is not food poisoning bacteria. Though they can cause mycotoxins to form in the food, this can make some people sick. Mould is fungus. If fungi spores have gotten in and developed, then it's possible that bacteria have as well - I think that's what Sierra meant. Whatever the situation it's sloppy food hygiene and in a pre-packaged, mass produced item of food within it's sell by date is unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatif wewin Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Mould on such as jelly is easily destroyed by boiling water, but I suppose some people may not use boiling water. Some people eat jelly as it is not good if mouldy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatif wewin Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Mould is fungus. If fungi spores have gotten in and developed, then it's possible that bacteria have as well - I think that's what Sierra meant. Whatever the situation it's sloppy food hygiene and in a pre-packaged, mass produced item of food within it's sell by date is unacceptable. Mould is on 25% of the worlds food crop. Mould will grow on food however good the hygiene regime is. If the mould is visible you would be silly to buy it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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