Don’t Eat Wild Mushrooms, California Says
Avoid Wild Mushrooms, State Urges! Serious Illness, Death Possible!
Well…yeah, so what? Kind of makes sense considering that California has tried to prevent the sale of wild mushrooms in some locales.
State health officials on Friday reminded Californians that collecting and eating wild mushrooms can cause serious illness and even death. According to the California Poison Control System, 894 cases of mushroom ingestion were reported statewide in 2008.
Some interesting statistics on California mushroom poisoning incidents are included in the body of the article.
More:
CA Health Authorities Issue Wild Mushroom Warning
Regulating the wild mushroom L.A. County halts sales at farmers markets. (Original article does not seems to be available at the LA Times website.
An older article about mushrooms and CA agriculture
Tags: California, mushroom hunting, poisoning
Can we say “mycophobia”?
Coming from a ‘mycophilic’ culture, this is all really fun to watch ^_^