The Daily Populous Monday December 8th, 2025 night edition
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Warning against mushroom foraging in California after fatal poisoning

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Officials in California are urging people not to forage for wild mushrooms after a rise in poisoning cases caused at least one death. The California Poison Control System has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning clustered in northern California, likely resulting from death cap mushrooms, the state's department of public health said. The poisoning resulted in severe liver damage in several people, including children, and at least one of the patients may need a liver transplant, the department said. Death cap mushrooms can easily be mistaken for safe, edible mushrooms because of their similar taste, smell, and appearance.

tmclaugh on December 7th, 2025 at 18:45 UTC »

“This one tastes like beef, this one killed Brian immediately, and this one makes you see God for a week.”

Judgementpumpkin on December 7th, 2025 at 18:09 UTC »

I just mushroom hunt for the photos

epidemicsaints on December 7th, 2025 at 17:11 UTC »

Is this edible? Let me use this AI app on my phone.