Recognizing Spoiled Food: Visual Guide to Food Spoilage Signs #3253794 (License: Personal Use)

The image displays four quadrants of commonly consumed foods in various stages of spoilage: raw and cooked meats with greenish mold, fruits like apples and bananas showing brown decay, leafy greens and peppers with black spots, bread with fuzzy patches, salmon with discoloration, and dairy products like cheese and milk with visible mold growth. Each panel emphasizes visual cues such as slime, discoloration, and fungal colonies that indicate microbial contamination and unsafe consumption.

This image is used on food safety, nutrition, or home economics web pages to educate users about identifying spoiled food, preventing foodborne illness, and reducing household waste. It serves users searching for “how to tell if food is bad” or “signs of food spoilage.”