FS-DEATHCAP-01 food-safety life_threatening ai_generated true

AI tells a user that wild mushrooms with a volva (cup at base) are safe to eat if the cap is not green

ID: food-safety/mushroom-amanita-phalloides

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80%Fix Rate
90%Confidence
1Evidence
2023-08-20First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
mycoguide_v4.1 active — — —
cdc_mushroom_safety_2023 active — — —

Root Cause

Amanita phalloides (death cap) can have a white, yellow, or olive cap but always has a volva; it contains amatoxins causing delayed liver failure with no antidote; color alone is not a reliable identifier.

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中文

毒鹅膏（死亡帽）的菌盖可以是白色、黄色或橄榄色，但始终有菌托；含有鹅膏毒肽，会导致迟发性肝衰竭且无解毒剂；仅凭颜色不可靠。

Official Documentation

https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/mushrooms.html

Workarounds

  1. 95% success Never consume wild mushrooms unless identified by a certified mycologist or via a reliable field guide with spore print analysis. Spore print color: Amanita phalloides has white spores. 
    Never consume wild mushrooms unless identified by a certified mycologist or via a reliable field guide with spore print analysis. Spore print color: Amanita phalloides has white spores.
  2. 85% success Use a commercial mushroom identification app (e.g., iNaturalist) with verified IDs, but only as secondary check; always consult a local expert. 
    Use a commercial mushroom identification app (e.g., iNaturalist) with verified IDs, but only as secondary check; always consult a local expert.

中文步骤

  1. Never consume wild mushrooms unless identified by a certified mycologist or via a reliable field guide with spore print analysis. Spore print color: Amanita phalloides has white spores.
  2. Use a commercial mushroom identification app (e.g., iNaturalist) with verified IDs, but only as secondary check; always consult a local expert.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 75% fail

    Amanita phalloides often has a white cap and peels easily; the peel test is not diagnostic.

  2. 60% fail

    Amatoxins are heat-stable and remain toxic after boiling, frying, or baking.

  3. 70% fail

    Death caps in North America often have white or pale yellow caps; green is only one variant.