Interior Health warns against eating mushrooms sold at Harrop Community Hall

Mushrooms sold Sunday have been tentatively identified as Paxillus involutus, which can cause severe health outcomes if eaten.

Interior Health is warning people not to eat mushrooms sold at Harrop Community Hall on Sept. 20 after they were identified as potentially toxic.

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Interior Health is warning people not to eat mushrooms sold at Harrop Community Hall on Sunday, Sept. 20, after they were identified as potentially toxic.

The mushrooms have been tentatively identified as Paxillus involutus, also known as the brown roll-rim or common roll-rim mushroom.

Interior Health said the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre reviewed the mushrooms and identified them as potentially toxic. Anyone who purchased them is being told not to eat them and to dispose of them immediately.

Symptoms generally begin within two hours of eating the mushrooms and may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and dark-coloured urine. Interior Health said ingestion can lead to severe health outcomes.

Anyone who has already eaten the mushrooms, or who is experiencing symptoms, should seek medical attention immediately. The BC Drug and Poison Information Centre can be reached 24 hours a day at 1-800-567-8911.

There were no known reports of illness when Interior Health issued the warning Sept. 20.

The health authority said it was working to contact people who may have purchased the mushrooms and would provide further information if needed.

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