After a recent fatal poisoning, health experts say one truth stands out: if you’re not absolutely sure about a wild mushroom, don’t eat it. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an ...

In recent weeks, 21 cases of toxic poisoning from wild, foraged mushrooms – likely from the ominously named death cap mushroom – have been reported in California. So far, one of those cases has ...

POISONOUS MUSHROOMS IN SALINAS... ### GOOD EVENING, I'M DAN GREEN. A HEALTH WARNING TONIGHT ....THREE PEOPLE ENDED UP IN SALINAS VALLEY HEALTH'S EMERGENCY ROOM ON NEW YEARS EVE...SUFFERING FROM SEVERE ...

Officials said one person was killed and 20 others were poisoned after eating death cap mushrooms, which look and taste like safe mushrooms but can cause liver failure. By Hannah Ziegler California ...

Foraged wild mushrooms have poisoned 21 children and adults, and killed one adult, in Northern California outbreaks, state health officials warned. Outbreaks have occurred since mid-November in ...

Some deadly mushrooms are easy to mistake for their tasty counterparts, resulting in several serious illnesses and one death in California. Here's how to stay safe.

WINDHAM, Ohio -- Mowing the yard outside his home in Windham, Ohio, William D. Hickman discovered what he thought would make a delicious addition to his dinner. A beautiful handful of mushrooms had ...

A warm, wet summer weather means wild mushrooms are multiplying, and poison control calls are increasing. Most of those calls involve children under 5 picking or eating a mushroom that could be ...

A suburban Australian mom is standing trial on charges of poisoning several of her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms at a home-cooked meal — killing three of them — in a case that ...

S ACRAMENTO, Calif. ( KSWB/KUSI) — California health officials are urging the public to avoid foraging for wild mushrooms after a dangerous outbreak of amatoxin poisoning led to severe illnesses — ...

A charity in Australia has repeated a warning against picking and eating wild mushrooms. The Food Safety Information Council’s annual message comes as mushrooms are starting to appear around Australia ...