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Alert over mushroom picking in France after death and poisonings

Several poisonous mushrooms can easily be mistaken for safe varieties, experts warn

How to enjoy mushroom-hunting season in France

Exploring the joys and dangers of foraging mushrooms, and benefits of joining a mycology club

Alert over wild mushrooms in France: 400 cases of intoxication since July

Pickers advised to avoid relying on smartphone apps to identify mushroom types due to risk of error

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Toxic mushroom caused motor neurone disease cases in French region

14 local people developed the fatal disease, which is now know to have been caused by the ‘false morel’ fungus

Warning as 600 poisonings from wild mushrooms in France since July

The health consequences can be serious or even fatal. Officials warn against using smartphone applications for identification

16 things you can do at a French pharmacy other than buy aspirin

We look at the services, treatments and advice offered by local pharmacists in France

Early - and good - start to mushroom season in France

Favourable weather conditions have put the fun in fungi this year but pickers are still warned to be vigilant

French mushroom-hunters asked to share where they are going for safety

Gendarmes hope informing friends will reduce the number of people getting lost but gatherers are not likely to reveal their secret picking posts easily

Top French chef champions ‘trumpet of death’ mushroom

Have you tried this tasty 'poor man's truffle'? Take care when foraging

Toxic mushroom linked to high rates of nerve disease in south France

Researchers have found that the ‘false morel’ is linked to diagnoses of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in Savoie at more than 20 times higher than the national average

Wild mushrooms in France: Three deaths, 330 poisonings this year

Health authorities warn foragers to check their haul with pharmacists rather than try to use smartphone apps to identify types

Can French pharmacists advise on edible/poisonous mushrooms?

A reader question on French mushrooms is answered in The Connexion October edition.

Six tasty autumn mushrooms you can find in French forests

September and October are mushroom season in France. We explain which delicious fungi you can pick and eat, and how to do so safely.

French woman dies after eating poisonous wild mushroom

One woman has died and two people have been hospitalised in western France after accidentally eating poisonous, wild mushrooms; prompting health agencies to warn people of the dangers of foraging.

Mushrooms

Alert over mushroom picking in France after death and poisonings

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Alert over wild mushrooms in France: 400 cases of intoxication since July

Toxic mushroom caused motor neurone disease cases in French region

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