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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Emily Wind and Tamsin Rose

Mushroom gummies recalled Australia-wide after customers hospitalised with ‘disturbing hallucinations’

An advertisement for Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies
At least five people have been hospitalised after consuming Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies, leading to a recall Photograph: Uncle Frog's

People have been hospitalised across Australia with symptoms including “disturbing” hallucinations, dizziness and involuntary twitching after ingesting mushroom gummies made by a Byron Bay business.

A South Australian teenage boy was found unresponsive earlier this month after consuming several of the Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies, the state health department said on Thursday. He was treated and has since recovered.

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