When we were kids we were always told not to pick any mushrooms/toadstools with white flesh or pale brown flesh, only those with wide tops and dark brown flesh.
Tragic results for these people who ate them.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Sunday 27th of April 2014 06:25:57 PM
Sheba said
07:22 PM Apr 27, 2014
The news report I heard about the Death Cap Mushrooms, said that they were bought in Woolworths. Don't remember if it was yesterday morning, or this morning.
"Anyone who ate mushrooms bought from Dickson Woolworths around April 17 and was experiencing symptoms of stomach aches, vomiting and diarrhoea have been advised to seek immediate medical attention."
Sheba said
07:42 PM Apr 27, 2014
Thanks for that dorian. I'd forgotten that it happened in Canberra.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Sunday 27th of April 2014 07:44:15 PM
Sheba said
07:43 PM Apr 27, 2014
Sorry, double-up.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Sunday 27th of April 2014 07:43:50 PM
spida said
07:42 AM Apr 28, 2014
Surely WW only buys mushrooms from commercial growers - so how on earth would these ones get in the mix? Were they loose or prepacked I wonder.
GaryKelly said
08:23 AM Apr 28, 2014
Funny word 'seek'. We're told to seek medical attention but not to seek a new car or a bottle of milk at the shop.
Vic41 said
10:17 AM Apr 28, 2014
spida wrote:
Surely WW only buys mushrooms from commercial growers - so how on earth would these ones get in the mix? Were they loose or prepacked I wonder.
We had some mushrooms from Woolies last night, they were in a packet of 6 (foam tray and gladwrap), but the proper ones.
Someone said their is an Asian delicacy edible mushroom on the market that has white flesh but I have never seen them.
petengail said
11:08 AM Apr 28, 2014
ACT Health have released a statement saying that the mushrooms were not purchased from Woolworths
Thanks for that Pete, Woolworths are also doing their own investigation into the claims.
The link you provided said there was no evidence that the mushrooms were purchased from Woolies, but I think that has to be confirmed, even though those poisoned claimed they were.
Some of the poison varieties we have in Oz are similar to the edible varieties in Asia, and there have been a couple of cases in Oz where Asians have picked the Oz poisoned ones thinking they were edible.
I would be very surprised if they came from Woolworths. The ones we had last night from Woolies were delicious by the way.
Sheba said
07:47 PM Apr 30, 2014
Saw a news headline on TV today saying a fourth person has died from Death Cap Poisoning.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Vic41 said
09:33 PM Apr 30, 2014
Sheba wrote:
Saw a news headline on TV today saying a fourth person has died from Death Cap Poisoning.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Sheesh, did it say if the were from the same family group Sheba? Are they still saying they came from Woolies?
Sheba said
10:33 PM Apr 30, 2014
It didn't give any details Vic. It was one of those running things at the bottom of the screen when there was a news break. Just said that there had been a fourth death from the Death Cap Mushroom. Didn't even say what State.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Wednesday 30th of April 2014 10:34:04 PM
Vic41 said
12:18 AM May 1, 2014
Thanks Sheba, we ate the last of our Woolies mushrooms tonight for dinner, very nice but definitely the right variety....
dorian said
04:33 AM May 1, 2014
I don't think anyone has died. All four have merely been poisoned AFAICT.
"ACT Health authorities are concerned for two people poisoned by death cap mushrooms in Canberra. The poisonings have brought to four the number of suspected cases of people harvesting and eating wild mushrooms. The latest poisoning is unrelated to the three cases that emerged at the weekend. Two patients in Canberra are recovering well and are expected to be discharged soon. A third remains in Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital receiving specialist care.
ACT chief health officer Paul Kelly says it is concerning that the poison has entered the liver of the latest patient, who is female. She is also in a Sydney hospital receiving specialist care."
Vic41 said
10:51 AM May 1, 2014
Thanks for the clarification on these latest poisonings Dorian.
Two people in Canberra died from eating them in 2012, see;
I see these poison mushroom have a yellowish white cap and white underflesh, see;
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/death-cap-mushroom-in-season-do-not-pick-them-20140317-34y8i.html#ixzz302wcvGZb
When we were kids we were always told not to pick any mushrooms/toadstools with white flesh or pale brown flesh, only those with wide tops and dark brown flesh.
Tragic results for these people who ate them.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Sunday 27th of April 2014 06:25:57 PM
The news report I heard about the Death Cap Mushrooms, said that they were bought in Woolworths. Don't remember if it was yesterday morning, or this morning.
Glad I don't like Mushrooms anyway.
Cheers,
Sheba.
"Anyone who ate mushrooms bought from Dickson Woolworths around April 17 and was experiencing symptoms of stomach aches, vomiting and diarrhoea have been advised to seek immediate medical attention."
Thanks for that dorian. I'd forgotten that it happened in Canberra.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Sunday 27th of April 2014 07:44:15 PM
Sorry, double-up.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Sunday 27th of April 2014 07:43:50 PM
We had some mushrooms from Woolies last night, they were in a packet of 6 (foam tray and gladwrap), but the proper ones.
Someone said their is an Asian delicacy edible mushroom on the market that has white flesh but I have never seen them.
www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/food/news/no-evidence-woolworths-sold-death-cap-mushrooms-ac
Thanks for that Pete, Woolworths are also doing their own investigation into the claims.
The link you provided said there was no evidence that the mushrooms were purchased from Woolies, but I think that has to be confirmed, even though those poisoned claimed they were.
Some of the poison varieties we have in Oz are similar to the edible varieties in Asia, and there have been a couple of cases in Oz where Asians have picked the Oz poisoned ones thinking they were edible.
I would be very surprised if they came from Woolworths. The ones we had last night from Woolies were delicious by the way.
Saw a news headline on TV today saying a fourth person has died from Death Cap Poisoning.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Sheesh, did it say if the were from the same family group Sheba? Are they still saying they came from Woolies?
It didn't give any details Vic. It was one of those running things at the bottom of the screen when there was a news break. Just said that there had been a fourth death from the Death Cap Mushroom. Didn't even say what State.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Wednesday 30th of April 2014 10:34:04 PM
Thanks Sheba, we ate the last of our Woolies mushrooms tonight for dinner, very nice but definitely the right variety....
www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-29/death-cap-mushroom-poisoning-fourth-case-declared/5419458
"ACT Health authorities are concerned for two people poisoned by death cap mushrooms in Canberra. The poisonings have brought to four the number of suspected cases of people harvesting and eating wild mushrooms. The latest poisoning is unrelated to the three cases that emerged at the weekend. Two patients in Canberra are recovering well and are expected to be discharged soon. A third remains in Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital receiving specialist care.
ACT chief health officer Paul Kelly says it is concerning that the poison has entered the liver of the latest patient, who is female. She is also in a Sydney hospital receiving specialist care."
Thanks for the clarification on these latest poisonings Dorian.
Two people in Canberra died from eating them in 2012, see;
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-30/death-cap-poisonings-spark-concern-paul-kelly/5421716?pfm=sm§ion=news
This Wiki link gives some good info on them, as well as a couple of Emporers suspected of dying from eating them there was also a Pope;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_phalloides
-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 1st of May 2014 10:51:55 AM