The California Department of Public Health is issuing an update to its Dec. 5 health advisory as an outbreak of amatoxin ...

(FOX40.COM) — The California Department of Public Health is warning the public against foraging for wild mushrooms because of an unusual poisonous bloom that can be fatal if eaten. “Toxic death cap ...

Three deaths and dozens of illnesses have been linked to toxic death cap mushrooms, prompting urgent public health warnings ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — California health officials are urging the public to avoid foraging for wild mushrooms after a dangerous outbreak of amatoxin poisoning led to severe illnesses — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Death cap mushrooms, also called Amanita phalloides. (Anne Pringle) (Anne Pringle) A California man died last weekend after ...

California authorities are warning people not to eat foraged mushrooms for the time being after nearly two dozen people were sickened — including one fatally — by a highly poisonous mushroom known as ...

If you suspect someone has eaten wild mushrooms, do not wait for symptoms to appear. Instead, contact the state poison control hotline by calling 800-222-1222. No meal is worth dying for. Leave the ...