Mold Health & Safety

You cannot tell black mold by color. Swab the dark stain, mail it prepaid, and get an accredited lab species ID. Do not bleach or scrape the growth.

Quick Answer: Black mold can cause real health problems, but its scary reputation runs ahead of the evidence. For most healthy people, it triggers allergy-type symptoms like sneezing, congestion, and irritation. The bigger risk falls on infants, older adults, and people with asthma or weakened immune systems. Because black mold looks like several harmless molds,…