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 ...

Foraged wild mushrooms have poisoned 21 children and adults, and killed one adult, in Northern California outbreaks, state ...

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

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.

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

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

With wild mushroom hunting season in full swing, local officials and experts are warning that a large fruiting of a deadly ...

With wild mushroom hunting season in full swing, local officials and experts are warning that a large fruiting of a deadly ...

On private land, foraging is illegal without permission from the landowner. As a general rule, said Fernandez, wherever ...

Monterey County health officials warned residents to "exercise caution" when gathering and eating wild mushrooms, saying hospitalizations are on the rise.

The 47th annual Mushroom Fair at the Arcata Community Center on Sunday attracted another packed house of fungi fanatics or mycophiles (lovers or devotees of mushrooms), foragers or mycophagists ...

Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson has lodged an appeal in the Victorian Court of Appeal in Australia, seeking to overturn verdicts that found her guilty of poisoning three relatives with death ...