One after another food poisoning caused by "poisonous mushrooms" at 4:14 on November 10
Food poisoning due to poisonous mushrooms is occurring in various places as more and more people go hunting mushrooms in the mountains to avoid "denseness" during the corona-stricken holiday season.
Some of them are poisonous mushrooms that can be life-threatening if eaten, and health centers and others are calling attention to "don't eat mushrooms that cannot be judged to be edible."
Last month, four men and women who mistakenly ate edible mushrooms in Yamagata Prefecture and ate poisonous mushrooms called Omphalotus japonicus complained of symptoms such as vomiting and headaches and were taken to a medical institution.
Last month, food poisoning caused by poisonous mushrooms also occurred in Nagano and Akita prefectures.
All of these are food poisoning caused by the poisonous mushroom Omphalotus japonicus, which means that they may be mistaken for edible "Mukitake", "Hiratake", or "Kanzotake".
In the midst of food poisoning caused by poisonous mushrooms, a classroom is being held in Akita Prefecture to learn how to distinguish poisonous mushrooms from the mushrooms collected in the mountains.
Here, too, there was an explanation that "Omphalotus japonicum" causes food poisoning almost every year, and it was introduced that the feature is that the base is blackened when divided in half.
There is also a poisonous mushroom called "Kusaura Benitake" among the mushrooms we have collected.
Of the food poisoning caused by poisonous mushrooms in Akita Prefecture over the past 10 years, 40% was caused by "Kusaura Benitake".
Since "Kusaura Benitake" is similar to the edible "Hatakeshimeji", it is often mistakenly eaten.
Furthermore, some poisonous mushrooms, such as "Amanita virosa", can be life-threatening if you eat even one.
At health centers, we warn you not to eat mushrooms that you cannot be sure of being edible.