Each entry includes photographs, identification details, and habitat notes to help readers distinguish toxic mushrooms from ...

Most of us trust that what's on our plate is safe to eat. We cut into a meal, take a bite, and never think twice about it.

Let's be real, we've all had that moment of hesitation before trying something exotic at a restaurant. That tiny voice asking ...

The risk is statewide, California public health officials say.

“Death cap mushrooms contain potentially deadly toxins that can lead to liver failure,” Erica Pan, director of the California ...

California health officials are warning people not to eat wild mushrooms after a toxin found in some types poisoned nearly ...

One person has died in California following an outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to wild, foraged mushrooms, state health ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued an urgent advisory following a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to the consumption of wild, foraged death cap mushrooms ...