Can Stale Donuts Make You Sick? The Truth About Old Pastries
                                
                                
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                                While stale donuts might be unappetizing, merely being dry and hard does not usually cause illness. However, the real concern with old pastries is not staleness itself, but the presence of harmful mold or bacteria that can develop over time and truly make you sick.