Mushroom Exonerated (not really)

[vuzh]

Mushroom poisoning was ruled out in sudden unexplained deaths in China (ETA barium poisoning from mushrooms was ruled out, not mushrooms altogether *thanks tylik): Leave a comment

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[tylik]

Well, no. They haven't ruled out mushroom poisoning, they've ruled out barium, which had been hypothesized by be in the mushrooms at dangerously high levels.

From the article:

There are likely multiple factors contributing to these deaths: other toxins in this species of mushroom, the genetics of the victims, contaminated food and other environmental factors. I hope now that people will not be concerned about barium in wild edible mushrooms in Yunnan.

[vuzh]

Indeed you are correct. I was hasty in my choice of title, thanks for the correction!