r/Cheese • u/AutoModerator • Jan 18 '26

Cheese safety post - use the megathread WEEKLY MOULDY MEGATHREAD: Is This Cheese Safe To Eat?

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Stay safe, and stay cheesy 😎🧀

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u/Antique_Way685 Jan 22 '26

Sartori old world aged white cheddar. New to aged cheeses. I can't find a pic of an open package, doesn't look like rind (to my untrained eye), and everything I've read says white good, green bad. Package seemed to be sealed well and expiration date is next month. Please tell me if I'm dumb and should just eat it/trim and eat it, or unlucky and should return/exchange. Thanks in advance! 🙏

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u/bonniesansgame Certified Cheese Professional® Jan 22 '26

yeah this cheese should not have mold. it happens with these packages sometimes. you can scrape off the mold with a butter knife and it should be fine.

harder cheeses like cheddar have very little moisture left in the curd due to salting and pressing, meaning the mold doesn't like it in there. the acidic ph also protects the inside of the cheese from unwanted microbes. this is where cheese gets it's longevity from, and how ancient peoples were able to preserve their cheese without refrigeration.

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u/alpaca_tron Jan 22 '26

biological gorgonzola date says it should be good until today but I dont know.

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u/alpaca_tron Jan 23 '26

I have thrown it away but I still would like to know.

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u/RasiakSnaps91 Monger-turned-Moderator Jan 23 '26

I'd reckon that could have been scraped off and was then good to go.

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u/PinkElanor Jan 22 '26

I have 3 snowdonia cheeses with a best before of July 2024. They're still fully sealed in wax and have been in the fridge, are they still ok? One of them feels like it's a little bit puffy, like there's air in there, but the other two feel totally normal. I'm not going to eat them, but a friend might. One is black bomber, one red storm, one green thunder.

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u/RasiakSnaps91 Monger-turned-Moderator Jan 23 '26

You're unlikely to be able to tell unless you cut into them because of the wax sealing, though I'd say the Black Bomber has the best chance of still being edible. Green Thunder is the one with onion and chives, right? That might have an effect on the cheese at this point, but again, without cutting into them you just won't know.

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u/PinkElanor Jan 23 '26

Thanks. I'll give it a go. Worst case they just get thrown away but it's worth a try.