Article 6NVZH Mushroom gummies: powerful cannabis product could have caused ‘disturbing hallucinations’ and hospitalisations

Mushroom gummies: powerful cannabis product could have caused ‘disturbing hallucinations’ and hospitalisations

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Tamsin Rose and Natasha May
from on (#6NVZH)

The recall of Uncle Frog's Mushroom Gummies has sparked concerns that the product contains psychoactive cannabinoids

A cannabis product could be to blame for more than six people being hospitalised with symptoms including seizure-like twitching, vomiting and hallucinations after consuming gummies marketed as containing mushrooms, according to experts.

The Cordyceps and Lion's Mane flavours of Uncle Frog's Mushroom Gummies were recalled this week by Food Standards Australia New Zealand after reports of hospitalisations in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.

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