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So my wife was the one who brought it to my attention. Historically, if we left bread out on a counter for more than a few days, it would begin to mold pretty quickly. But in the past few years, every type of store bought bread simply doesn't seem to mold anymore. White and Wheat, hamburger and hot dog buns, whatever, it all doesn't seem to mold like it used to. My wife even did an experiment and left a package of Pepperidge Farms buns out on the counter for near a month: Nothing.

We now buy bread from the local delivery dairy from a place that cooks all bread and tortillas locally. Has anyone else noticed this issue with standard store bought baked goods?

So my wife was the one who brought it to my attention. Historically, if we left bread out on a counter for more than a few days, it would begin to mold pretty quickly. But in the past few years, every type of store bought bread simply doesn't seem to mold anymore. White and Wheat, hamburger and hot dog buns, whatever, it all doesn't seem to mold like it used to. My wife even did an experiment and left a package of Pepperidge Farms buns out on the counter for near a month: Nothing. We now buy bread from the local delivery dairy from a place that cooks all bread and tortillas locally. Has anyone else noticed this issue with standard store bought baked goods?
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I've been mentioning that to people I know. I noticed store-bought bread stopped molding about 2 years ago. I eat a lot of sandwiches. I don't always have time to make homemade bread. I first noticed whenever I had a loaf of bread sitting in the cabinet for almost 2 weeks. It occurred to me there was no mold on it. Out of curiosity I left it there for 2 months. Bread is not stale, the bread is not moldy, it appears and smells just like it would the day I bought it. They are most definitely putting something in the bread to prevent it from molding.

Around the same time most grocery stores started using something called apeel(unsure of spelling) on fruit. Had some apples in the fridge that won't rot. Don't trust any food you don't grow and process yourself.