Keeping
bread in the refrigerator, particularly in the summer, seems like a good idea
(although I’ve been told it doesn’t help).
We go grocery shopping and try to make our food supply last as long as
possible. Grocery prices keep moving
upward, so if you’re like I am, you try to consume every ounce of food in some
form or another. Ground beef, for
example, is great for hamburgers, meatloaf, pasta dishes, chili, meatballs, tacos,
and the list goes on. Then comes the
time to clean out the refrigerator. By
now we’re sick of all the hamburger, right?
Oh, I can still make a meatloaf sandwich, one of my favorites. But when I go to get the bread, it has turned
blue/green. While I like lots of colors,
not on my bread please. It has mold, and
of course I dispose of it rather quickly at that point.
Just
what is mold? Can it be good or
bad? We know penicillin is a type of
mold, which has saved billions of lives.
Blue cheese for example has some type of mold added, which also helps in
the aging process. So there definitely
is good mold. Now let’s look at the bad
mold. While not all mold is a reason for
worry, too many mold spores in the air can produce a problem. Typically the goal is to make sure that
indoor air has about the same number of mold spores as naturally occur in the
outside air. Some types of mold, like
the black mold Stachybotrys, produce deadly toxins and are not safe even in
small amounts.
Growing
undetected in your basement or inside walls for years can trigger subtle
physical systems and long-term health problems.
With chronic mold exposure one
can experience sinus congestion and runny nose, cough, throat irritation, skin
irritation, headache and sneezing.
If
you believe there is a problem with mold, call the certified mold remediation
experts at Crisis Cleaning and take the fear and frustration out of dealing
with potentially deadly mold.
Crisis Cleaning has a 24-hour
emergency hotline at (877) 260-4828.
Leave your worries with the professionals.
By Joan Mason
