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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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Police investigate beverage tampering in Germany

By News Desk on June 5, 2020

Two women needed immediate medical treatment after drinking beverages that had been tampered within Germany, according to police.

In March and April, there were four incidents in two food markets of different retail chains in…
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Backer told to recall beer linked to poisoning in Brazil

By News Desk on January 15, 2020

Seventeen people are suspected to have been poisoned and one person has died in Brazil after drinking beer.

Sixteen males and one female aged 23 to 76 years old are thought to have suffered diethylene…
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