Mold on chaumes cheese?

[Howard_2]

I have a wedge of Chaumes (french semi-soft cheese) that has some white stuff on the side. The white stuff looks like the kind of mold (I assume it's mold) that you find on brie.

Does this sound correct? I've always assumed that that mold is harmless. Anyone here think that's wrong?

[Sam Fujisaka]

The white mold flora is harmless, even desirable on cheeses such as Brie (ripened on straw mats), Camembert (which is sprayed with Penicillium candidum), Neufchatel, Chaource, and Chaumes (although sold with a washed rind).