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in Sydney’s deluge a few months ago and had to go to hospital.
NSW Poison Information Centre senior poison information specialist highlighted the dangers of eating wild mushrooms in a statement.
According to the Centre, 14 people in NSW have had to seek emergency treatment after eating mushrooms since the end of April.
It’s also important to remember that edible mushrooms from other countries can look verrrrry similar to poisonous mushrooms in Australia.
Food Safety Council said lots of Aussie fungi haven’t been identified so it can be dangerous to use things like apps to try and identify them.
“You sit down with the experts and even they can’t even tell the difference sometimes. The safest thing to do is to buy from the shops,” Buchtmann said, as per the .
Some of the symptoms of mushroom poisoning include nausea and vomiting as well as more serious damage to your liver and kidney — which can ultimately be fatal.
So pop your wicker basket down and head to your nearest fruit and veg shop instead of your local forest. Or take lots of aesthetic pictures amongst the mushies but by God, please don’t snack on them.
“If not properly identified, mushrooms picked in the wild can make you very ill and could be lethal,” she said.
“There is no reliable way to identify mushrooms picked in the wild, so it’s best to completely avoid picking or eating wild mushrooms. It is simply not worth the risk.
“Cooking or boiling wild mushrooms also does not make them safe to eat, which is why we recommend people to only eat store-bought mushrooms.”
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