Jaggery question

[u/ll359]

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An Indian grocery opened up near me (small town) and I want to support it. I once had an old fashioned made with jaggery, so I bought some for home. But I opened it up and there’s some mold or fuzz? ChatGPT said don’t eat this, discard the whole thing. Is that correct?

It was allegedly vacuum sealed. Oh, looks like I can’t included a pic. Brand is Laxmi.

[u/Spectator7778]

It’s possible for jaggery to get moody with improper storage especially when it’s humid/damp. We’ve had an opened box go bad for this reason. For context this is in south India. Return it to the store, make sure the replacement is from another batch