California warns against foraging mushrooms after cluster of poisonings, 1 death
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An urgent advisory warning people against eating foraged mushrooms was issued by the California Department of Public Health on Friday due to recent amatoxin poisonings. As of Friday, there were 21 poisonings confirmed by the California Poison Control System linked to eating wild, foraged mushrooms, such as death caps, the CDPH said. One case resulted in death, and several other patients, including children and adults, have suffered severe liver damage, the CDPH said.
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Main Idea: California’s public health agency warned people not to eat wild foraged mushrooms after a cluster of poisonings caused one death and severe liver damage.
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- The California Department of Public Health said 21 poisonings had been confirmed from wild mushrooms, including death caps.
- One person died, and several others, including children and adults, had serious liver damage.
- The risk is statewide, with cases reported in the Monterey area and the Bay Area, and rain can help death caps grow in fall and winter.
- The agency said cooking, boiling, drying, or freezing does not make death caps safe, and people should buy mushrooms only from trusted commercial sources.
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Wild mushroom poisonings can cause severe liver damage or death, putting households and hospitals at risk. California health warnings may also push people to spend more on store-bought mushrooms.
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