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Shroom With A View: Hikers High On Mushrooms Rescued From Ulster County Trail, Rangers Say Shroom With A View: Hikers High On Mushrooms Rescued From Ulster County Trail, Rangers Say
Shroom With A View: Hikers High On Mushrooms Rescued From Ulster County Trail, Rangers Say A group of hikers in the Catskills took a trip they weren’t planning when mushrooms left one of them too high to find the way down, wildlife officers said. The Ulster County adventure began around 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, when a 911 satellite text reported four hikers lost near Giant Ledge in the Slide Mountain Wilderness. The caller admitted the group had consumed mushrooms and one hiker was experiencing a “debilitating high,” making it impossible to continue, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation. Rangers tracked the group down by 6:45 p.m. and, with help from the Pine…
Contamination Fears Prompt Nationwide Mushroom Recall Contamination Fears Prompt Nationwide Mushroom Recall
Contamination Fears Prompt Nationwide Mushroom Recall A nationwide recall has been issued for mushrooms sold in stores across the country due to possible listeria contamination, according to federal health officials. The voluntary recall affects 200-gram packages of enoki mushrooms distributed by New York City-based Hofood99 Inc., located in Brooklyn, according to a release posted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday, June 11. Authorities say the mushrooms may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes — a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, older adults, or people with weake…
Man Caught With Over 130 Grams Of Mushrooms On I-684 In Lewisboro: Police Man Caught With Over 130 Grams Of Mushrooms On I-684 In Lewisboro: Police
Man Caught With Over 130 Grams Of Mushrooms On I-684 In Lewisboro: Police A Bronx man is facing felony drug charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 684 in Northern Westchester turned up mushrooms, cannabis, and drug paraphernalia, authorities announced. The arrest happened around 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, during a patrol along I-684 North in Lewisboro, New York State Police said on Monday, June 9.  Troopers pulled over a vehicle for vehicle and traffic law violations and found Christopher T. Vinson, 43, of the Bronx, was the only person in the car.  Investigators said Vinson gave consent to search the vehicle, which led to the discovery of arou…
Ketamine, Cocaine, Ecstasy Found In Home Of Alleged Drug Dealer In Irvington: Police Ketamine, Cocaine, Ecstasy Found In Home Of Alleged Drug Dealer In Irvington: Police
Ketamine, Cocaine, Ecstasy Found In Home Of Alleged Drug Dealer In Irvington: Police A 30-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities searched his Westchester home and found plenty of drugs, including cocaine, ketamine, and mushrooms, police announced.  Irvington resident Daniel White was arrested on Tuesday, April 1, following the execution of a search warrant at his Main Street residence, the Irvington Police Department announced on Wednesday, April 2.  The warrant was the result of a coordinated effort involving the Irvington Police Department, the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force, the Westchester County Department of Public Safety Na…
DRUG RAID: Large Quantities Of Ecstasy, Mushrooms Land Sicklerville Man In Jail, Police Say DRUG RAID: Large Quantities Of Ecstasy, Mushrooms Land Sicklerville Man In Jail, Police Say
Drug Raid: Large Quantities Of Ecstasy, Mushrooms Land Sicklerville Man In Jail, Police Say A 46-year-old Sicklerville man was arrested after a raid on his home on Monday, Feb. 4 turned up large quantities of drugs, police said. Officers raided a residence on Eden Hollow Lane and found large quantity of marijuana, ecstasy, prescription opiates, mushrooms, and packaging materials, Winslow Township police said. Larry Barnes was arrested and charged with numerous narcotics distribution related offenses, police said. He was remanded to Camden County Jail pending a court appearance. 
'We're Bringing The Party:' Baltimore’s Vegan Visionaries Keep The Mushroom Magic Rolling 'We're Bringing The Party:' Baltimore’s Vegan Visionaries Keep The Mushroom Magic Rolling
'We're Bringing The Party:' Baltimore’s Vegan Visionaries Keep The Mushroom Magic Rolling The brains behind some of Maryland's favorite vegan fare are looking to hit the road. Husband-and-wife combo Marvin and Aleah Montague, the owners/founders of Meat the Mushroom and, now, Swap Out The Swine are seeking their customers' assistance as they attempt to raise the cash to purchase a food truck and take their life-altering menu across the DMV region. The couple's companies began first as a manufacturing operation, shipping mushroom-based products to grocery stores and restaurants for the past four years - highlighted by their calling card, the "Shroomacon," a bacon-esque product th…
FDA Warns Against Microdosed' Chocolate After PA Resident Sickened FDA Warns Against Microdosed' Chocolate After PA Resident Sickened
FDA Warns Against Microdosed' Chocolate After PA Resident Sickened Consumers should avoid Diamond Shruumz branded chocolate, cones, and gummies, federal regulators say.  Twelve people, including one Pennsylvania resident, became sick after eating Diamond Shruumz products, which according to the company's website contain a "proprietary blend of nootropic and functional mushrooms." The Food and Drug Administration said consumers reported a variety of symptoms including seizures, central nervous system depression (loss of consciousness, confusion, sleepiness), agitation, abnormal heart rates, hyper/hypotension, nausea, and vomiting. Of the 12 peopl…
Recalled Mushrooms Linked To New Salmonella Outbreak Recalled Mushrooms Linked To New Salmonella Outbreak
Recalled Mushrooms Linked To New Salmonella Outbreak Dozens of people in 10 states have been sickened after a salmonella outbreak that has been linked to mushrooms, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Four of 41 people infected have been hospitalized. Those sickened range in age from 2 to 74. The dried wood ear mushrooms were sold directly to restaurants and not to consumers and were distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. in Sante Fe Springs, California. In interviews, ill people answered questions about the foods they ate and other exposures in the week before they became ill, the FDA sa…
SWAT Raid On Quiet New Milford Street Turns Up LSD, Mushrooms, 'Special K,' More SWAT Raid On Quiet New Milford Street Turns Up LSD, Mushrooms, 'Special K,' More
SWAT Raid On Quiet New Milford Street Turns Up LSD, Mushrooms, 'Special K,' More A SWAT team hit a modest home on a winding New Milford street and seized a 28-year-old unemployed resident who authorities said was dealing LSD, mushrooms, Ketamine and more. Cory O. Mancini also had pot and hash oil vapes, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said after the Birchwood Road raid earlier this week following an investigation by his detectives and New Milford police, assisted by a Bergen County Regional SWAT team. Mancini was charged with a host of drug-related counts and released pending a Sept. 12 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Cal…