SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials urged residents to avoid foraging for, and eating, wild mushrooms due to possible poisoning from a dangerous toxin called amatoxin. Winter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California health officials are warning people not to collect or eat wild mushrooms after a toxin found in some types poisoned ...

Local health officials are warning not to eat foraged fungi after the death last weekend of a Sonoma County resident who had ingested wild mushrooms. In recent months, California has seen its largest ...

Health officials in California have issued a warning: not to forage for and eat death cap mushrooms after three people have died and dozens of others have gotten sick. The health department also ...

Shiitake mushrooms are delicious, but you should never consume them raw or even undercooked. Here's why.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by the California Department of Public Health shows death cap mushrooms. - California Department of Public ...

Yet another person has died from eating a toxic variety of mushroom that has been blooming recently in California — bringing the state’s death toll to four, health officials said. The latest victim is ...