You're at a dinner party and have just locked eyes with the cheese board. As the first tantalizing bite of Gorgonzola passes your lips, a question might cross your mind: Why is it okay to eat this moldy food, when a lot of mold makes us sick?
Molds are thread-like fungi that grow on plants and animal products. There are millions of species of mold: some are dangerous to humans, but most are harmless. That's the case for the mold in cheeses.
