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I have a piece of olive bread which was good by April 16. I have seen some white things on them since I got them on April 17, and have kept it in refrigerator. Are they normal and safe to eat?

Will it make it safer to eat by boiling the bread?

Thanks.

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within plastic package:

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Tim
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  • Do you have a clearer picture, maybe without the plastic? I think I see spots of mold but it's kind of hard to tell. Or are you're saying it wasn't there when you bought it and now it is? That'd be mold. – Cascabel Apr 21 '16 at 17:41
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    Also boiling bread is just going to make... disintegrated mush. Safe or not, it won't really be bread anymore. – Cascabel Apr 21 '16 at 17:43
  • Updated with photos without plastic package. I saw the white things when I got them one day after its last good day. – Tim Apr 21 '16 at 17:57

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From what I can tell from the picture, most of the white stuff is flour; it was likely like that when you bought it, but only you & your memory know for sure. The non-bread & non-white occasional spots in the picture appear to be the olives.

Overall, unless you spot obvious mold, which is more often green than white, I think you are OK to consume it. But it's nearly a week past its date, so I'd consume it soon.

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  • I think I agree. The white stuff looks like flour here, though there are a few darker spots that are hard to tell about - could be grayish mold, could be shadows. – Cascabel Apr 21 '16 at 19:44
  • This sort of bread often has flour on it, and mould only a day after the best before date is unlikely unless it's been kept somewhere very warm and humid. – Chris H Apr 22 '16 at 06:59