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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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Amanita phalloides or the death cap mushroom

Wild mushrooms linked to hundreds of illnesses, three deaths in France

By Joe Whitworth on September 9, 2021

At least three people have died and hundreds were sickened in France in the past two months after eating wild mushrooms.

In July and August, 330 cases of poisoning were reported to French poison control…
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Poisonous death cap mushrooms such as these can be mistaken for edible varieties

Mushroom poisoning behind thousands of outbreaks in China

By News Desk on July 2, 2021

More than 10,000 outbreaks caused by mushroom poisoning were reported across a decade in China, according to a recently released study.

Mushroom poisoning is the leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks and outbreak-associated deaths in…
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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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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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dreamstime_amanita phalloides death cap mushroom
The poisonous amanita phalloides is also known as the death cap mushroom.

Mushroom poisoning behind most outbreaks in China

By Joe Whitworth on September 15, 2020

Poisonous mushrooms were the most common cause of outbreaks in China during a 14-year period, according to a study.

Researchers looked at data reported to the National Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System from 2003 to…
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Salmonella outbreak linked to cafe; mushroom poisonings also reported

By News Desk on May 19, 2020

More than 30 people have fallen ill from Salmonella poisoning in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

Officials are investigating a link to Lincoln Bakery Café in Carlton. The shop was closed on May 8.

A…
Continue Reading Salmonella outbreak linked to cafe; mushroom poisonings also reported

dreamstime_amanita phalloides death cap mushroom
Amanita phalloides or the death cap mushroom

Researchers warn about risk of eating wild mushrooms

By Joe Whitworth on January 10, 2020

There is growing interest in collecting wild fungi in Ireland but this is not supported by an appreciation of the associated dangers, according to researchers.

The issue constitutes a growing national health threat, wrote Dr.
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dreamstime_amanita phalloides death cap mushroom
The poisonous amanita phalloides is also known as the death cap mushroom.

Thousands poisoned by mushrooms in France in recent years

By Joe Whitworth on December 19, 2019

More than 10,600 people were poisoned by mushrooms and 22 deaths were reported from 2010 to 2017 in France.

A total of 10,625 cases of unintentional poisoning because of ingestion of mushrooms were recorded by…
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