Chinese government releases warning on mushroom poisoning

BEIJING,July 28 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health on Tuesday warned the general public to be on high alert against poisonous mushrooms, as 16 Chinese have died after eating different kinds of poisonous mushrooms this summer.

According to the fifth food hygiene early warning bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, mushroom poisoning has claimed 16 lives and left other 11 sick this summer.

China has more than 180 kinds of poisonous mushrooms, or poisonous fungus, over 30 of which are fatal. The clinical symptoms of ...

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