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Contaminated fresh spinach poisons 50 in Australia

By Joe Whitworth on December 17, 2022

A brand of spinach has been recalled in Australia after being linked to more than 50 illnesses.

New South Wales (NSW) Health said there are 47 people in the state who have reported symptoms after…

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Hundreds sick in Mexico linked to Clenbuterol in meat

By News Desk on June 17, 2022

Hundreds of people in a Mexican municipality have fallen ill with the suspicion falling on meat contaminated with Clenbuterol.

Officials in Seyé, in the Mexican state of Yucatan, said the incident involves up to 500…

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Student held in relation to German poisoning incident

By News Desk on April 5, 2022

German police have detained a woman they believe was responsible for contaminating food and drinks that poisoned people at a university this past year.

The 32-year-old woman from Mainz has been placed in a psychiatric…
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Amanita phalloides or the death cap mushroom

Australians warned about poisoning risks from wild mushrooms

By News Desk on February 11, 2022

The Food Safety Information Council has warned people in Australia not to pick wild mushrooms because of the risk of poisoning.

The group said deathcap (Amanita phalloides) mushrooms are difficult to distinguish from some other…
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The Lepiota brunneoincarnata mushroom

Mushroom poisonings in China responsible for deaths in 2021

By Joe Whitworth on February 1, 2022

Cases linked to wild mushroom poisoning in China declined slightly this past year but still pose a huge problem in the country, according to researchers.

In 2021, there were 327 investigations involving 923 patients and…
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Police investigating food poisoning incident at German university

By News Desk on August 26, 2021

Police in a German state are investigating a suspected food poisoning incident after several people fell ill at a university.

Seven people reported health problems after consuming various foods or beverages during Monday lunchtime at…
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The Lepiota brunneoincarnata mushroom

China records large spike in mushroom poisoning incidents

By Joe Whitworth on February 24, 2021

The amount of mushroom poisonings and the number of people affected doubled this past year in China compared to 2019.

In 2020, the number of investigations reached 676, involving 102 species of poisonous mushrooms, 24…
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Health officials warn of seasonal poisoning risk from certain plants

By News Desk on December 25, 2020

A French agency has warned people of the risks of eating berries or leaves from decorative plants.

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) seasonal message focused on holly, mistletoe…
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The poisonous amanita phalloides is also known as the death cap mushroom.

Hundreds poisoned in France from wild mushrooms

By Joe Whitworth on November 4, 2020

French authorities have renewed warnings about eating wild mushrooms after hundreds of poisoning cases in the past few months.

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) reported that since the…
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State prosecutor acts in Backer beer contamination incident

By News Desk on September 10, 2020

Public prosecutors in a Brazilian state have filed a complaint against certain employees from a brewery that sold contaminated beer linked to the deaths of 10 people.

The action by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of…
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