<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Health authorities have urged NSW residents not to forage or eat wild mushrooms after the discovery of poisonous death cap mushrooms in parts of the state. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Amanita phalloides, commonly known as death cap mushrooms, have been recently detected growing in Sydney, the Southern Highlands and southern NSW.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Poisons Information Centre senior specialist Genevieve Adamo said death cap mushrooms can be deadly if eaten.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-mobile-announced-by-eric-and-donald-junior-to-take-on-apple-and-samsung/b0ee5702-6ca1-4a01-a6bd-810529ff3e2c" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump taking on Apple with his own phone company</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Symptoms of mushroom poisoning can sometimes be delayed, but early treatment is vital to health outcomes," Adamo said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These include vomiting and diarrhoea, and in severe cases, liver and kidney damage or death."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adamo said urged parents to watch their children outdoors to keep them safe.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/health-authorities-warn-new-south-wales-residents-over-foraging-for-wild-mushrooms/f2e5fc46-1171-4bf9-8b3d-a86ccb0cddce" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As young children have a tendency to put things in their mouths, they can be at risk," Adamo said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Watch your children when they are playing outside, especially around large trees in parks or your garden at home where mushrooms may grow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Remove any mushrooms that may grow to keep your children safe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/truck-crash-brisbane-gateway-motorway-belmont-one-dead/00fec9e9-085a-42e3-b62d-03b8321598a7" target="_blank"><strong><span>Person killed in multi-vehicle crash in Brisbane</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Last year there were 23 hospitalisations for the toxic effects of ingested mushrooms, including two children aged under five years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the same year, the NSW Poisons Information Centre responded to 363 calls about exposures to wild mushrooms in NSW and ACT, an increase of 26 per cent compared to 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>So far this year, there have been 190 calls about poisonous mushrooms.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Botanic Gardens of Sydney chief scientist Professor Brett Summerell warned that identifying whether a wild mushroom is safe to eat is extremely difficult.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is no easy or reliable way to identify if a wild mushroom is edible or poisonous, so we advise people against foraging for and eating wild mushrooms," Summerell said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Cooking poisonous mushrooms does not make them safe to eat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You should only eat mushrooms you buy from a reputable grocery store, supermarket or produce market."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Health and local councils have been conducting ongoing surveillance for death cap mushrooms for the last two years following an initial detection in Southern NSW.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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