No 10 has responded to reports that Theresa May avoids binning old jam by scraping off the mould and eating what’s underneath.
The Prime Minister is said to have told cabinet ministers this week that she does not throw away mouldy jam but scrapes away the bad bits and carries on eating the rest of the jar.
During a discussion on how to cut food waste on Tuesday, she told colleagues that the preserve left once mould was removed was "perfectly edible", the Daily Mail reported.
Consumers should use "common sense" to work out whether the whole jar needed to be dumped, she reportedly added.
Her advice is in line with that of health experts, who say removing the affected jam can make the rest safe to eat.
But her official spokesman was today wary of giving advice to voters on their kitchen habits.
When asked by reporters whether the PM thought people should follow her example, the spokesman said: "That is a matter for the individual."
A spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn also weighed in on the story.
He said that mould was never an issue for the famously jam-loving Labour leader, who makes his own jam with fruit from his allotment.
"Jeremy's love of both making and consuming jam is well-known, and as such he personally never gets to the point of scraping or chucking mould," said the spokesman.
