Are all wild mushrooms unsafe?

As Gippsland’s death cap mushroom poisoning trial concluded with Erin Patterson being found guilty of serving a death cap mushroom-laced lunch to her guests, we recall our conversation with Yakindra Timilsena, President of the Nepalese Association of Agriculture, Forestry, and Environment in Australia, about identifying toxic mushrooms and important safety precautions. Food research scientist Timilsena is also the current president of the Nepalese Association of Victoria.

A scientist displaying poisonous Death Cap mushrooms at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. Credit: JOEL CARRETT/AAPIMAGE

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