Description : Why is the mold on blue cheese edible while other molds are not?
Last Answer : Blue cheese has added mold of the genus Penicillium, most often Penicillium Roqueforti and Penicillium Glaucum, that is related to the mold that makes penicillin. Penicillium actually helps prevent the growth of harmful molds that cheeses get, like Clostridium and Staphylococcus.