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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos and AAP

Victoria issues urgent health warning against eating death cap and yellow-staining mushrooms

Death cap mushroom
Eating a death cap mushroom can cause poisoning and serious liver damage, even if cooked or dried. Photograph: Tom May/Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Health authorities have issued an urgent warning to Victorians not to eat wild mushrooms, with two poisonous varieties currently detected growing across the state.

The deputy chief officer for Victoria, Angie Bone, issued a health advisory on Wednesday warning death cap and yellow-staining mushroom varieties were currently growing wild in large numbers.

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