Experts answer: green potatoes - to eat or not to eat?

Consumers sometimes notice that the tubers of potatoes stored at home or in stores have turned green. Specialists from the State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) answer whether such potatoes are safe to consume. Although green potatoes may seem like a natural phenomenon, they may not be safe to consume. Such potatoes may contain a harmful substance – solanine, which is toxic to the human body in large quantities.