Food safety
"There are also a few yeasts that can produce mycotoxins that harm people if ingested. One such yeast is Debaryomyces,
a yeast which you have probably seen, felt, and eaten. Have you ever
taken hot dogs out of the freezer, and they felt slimy, but you ate them
anyway? That's Debaryomyces causing the sliminess as it
actually grows at freezing temperatures at high salt concentrations and
produces a nasty mycotoxin that diffuses into the hot dogs. Better
switch to macaroni and cheese..."
this quote is from: http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/dec2002.html
I had no idea that food can spoil in the freezer. I mean, I won't eat things that have been stored too long in the freezer, but I never heard of this before.
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