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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose and Natasha May

Mushroom gummies: powerful cannabis product could have caused ‘disturbing hallucinations’ and hospitalisations

Uncle Frog's Mushroom Gummies were recalled from sale across Australia this week.
Uncle Frog's Mushroom Gummies were recalled from sale across Australia this week. Photograph: NSW Food Authority

A cannabis product could be to blame for more than six people being hospitalised with symptoms including seizure-like twitching, vomiting and hallucinations after consuming gummies marketed as containing mushrooms, according to experts.

The cordyceps and lion’s mane flavours of Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies were recalled this week by Food Standards Australia New Zealand after reports of hospitalisations in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.

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