<s>[INST] I have never eaten moldy food. I am wondering what will happen if I eat moldy food accidentally? Will there be severe health consequences? [/INST] It depends on the type of food, the organisms present, their concentrations, their danger to humans and the toxins they excrete.

In the worst case there may be concentrations of organisms that would eat you, and so pose a biological hazard and serious health risks. For example salmonella. Others may have secreted toxins that might be very harmful to you, like botulism. Less harmful results might be your body will rejecting toxins resulting in sickness and diarrhoea, and you permanently associating the feeling of sickness with that food in future. Unlike live organisms, toxins can't be removed by cooking the food.

Or the results might be a much milder warning like stomachache, belching or foul smelling flatulence. Or there may be no effects at all.

Some types of food pose more of a risk than others. You should use your nose and some common sense before eating anything at all, if it smells bad then it's probably too bad to eat.</s>