A story in The Times, about risks that Australians take if using an app to identify fungi, caught the eye late this month. Pickers are relying on unreliable software and influencers to identify fungi with results that can be fatal, Australian authorities have warned.
Death cap mushrooms are the world’s deadliest variety of fungus. Food safety experts in Australia are warning the public against foraging due to the risk of misidentifying fungi.
It sounds like the same warning that was issued in France last summer, about using apps while out foraging.
There were lots of comments left by readers - one wag left a pithy comment which was quite amusing - “I pick my mushrooms from a shelf in a supermarket. The only thing deadly there is the price.”
