Australians Warned About Mushroom Picking After Toxic DeathCap Mushrooms Appear Early

Australians Warned About Mushroom Picking After Toxic DeathCap Mushrooms Appear Early
Nine out of 10 mushroom poisonings are caused by the introduced wild species. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Australia’s Food Safety Information Council is warning adventurous food eaters not to pick wild mushrooms because of the early arrival of the deadly deathcap fungi after a soggy summer.

Toxic mushrooms grow during all seasons of the year but pop up particularly quickly in moist areas.

Jessie Zhang
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Jessie Zhang is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia, covering news on health and science.
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