An urgent advisory warning people against eating foraged mushrooms was issued by the California Department of Public Health on Friday due to recent amatoxin poisonings.

As of Friday, there were 21 poisonings confirmed by the California Poison Control System linked to eating wild, foraged mushrooms, such as death caps, the CDPH said.

Death caps are typically found near oaks and other hardwood trees, and they can be easily mistaken for safe, edible mushrooms, the CDPH said. California Department of Public Health

One case resulted in death, and several other patients, including children and adults, have suffered severe liver damage, the CDPH said. A liver transplant may even be needed for at least one of the patients.

The CDPH said the poisonings were reported in clusters in the Mont

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