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Mushroom picking results in death for several Italians

At least 18 Italian mushroom pickers have died in the past 10 days. Many of the deaths are a result of falls, as the pickers take risks to try to beat others to the edible fungi.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin

Record $330,000 Price Realized for Giant White Truffle

A giant white truffle dug up in Tuscany, Italy and weighing 1.497 kilograms was sold at auction today, setting a new world record truffle price when billionaire businessman and Macau casino owner Stanley Ho paid $330,000 for the mushroom.

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Research Project Searching for the Mushroom's Secrets

The white button mushroom may help reseachers find ways to assist the creation of biofuels, support the effort to manage global carbon, and help remove heavy metals from contaminated soils.

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Toxic New Year mushrooms kill two

Two people die after eating poisonous death cap mushrooms - similar to edible Chinese mushrooms - at a New Year's Eve party in Australia.

Deadly mushrooms cooked by chef

The death cap mushrooms that killed two people in Australia were prepared by a chef for his co-workers, health officials say.

Mushroom farm deaths avoidable, inquest told again

A second witness at a coroner's inquest into the deaths of three mushroom farm workers in Langley, B.C., has testified the deaths were preventable.

Mushroom farm coroner's jury urges training, inspections

A B.C. coroner's jury has made 15 recommendations following an inquest into the deaths of three workers at a Langley mushroom farm.

B.C. mushroom farm tragedy in hands of coroner's jury

A coroner's jury has been charged with sifting through a morass of contradictory and often damning testimony to try to determine what can be done differently to prevent another accident like the one that killed three B.C. mushroom farm workers in 2008.