51 Vergiftungsfälle insgesamt. Alle im selben Restaurant im Bundesstaat Montana. Dort wurden die Pilze aus chinesischer Anzucht scheinbar roh serviert oder nur mit einer heißen Soße übergossen. Andere Restaurants, die vom selben Lieferant bedient wurden meldeten keine Vergiftungsfälle.
Investigation of Illnesses: Morel Mushrooms (May 2023) | FDA
ZitatThe morel mushrooms served at the restaurant where the ill customers ate during March and April 2023 were either prepared raw or lightly cooked, depending on the date served. FDA and state partners conducted traceback on the morel mushrooms received by the restaurant in Montana and identified other restaurants that also received morel mushrooms from the same importer. These restaurants reported various forms of cooking or thoroughly heating the morel mushrooms, but no significant findings or reports of illnesses were associated with morel mushrooms served by other restaurants. As of July 19, 2023, the investigation has identified a total of 51 illnesses in people who ate at the restaurant with the last illness onset date of April 21, 2023. There has been a total of three hospitalizations and two deaths associated with this incident.