The trial of Erin Patterson, charged with the murder of three individuals after serving beef wellington, highlighted the findings of a department investigation which deemed the risk from commercial mushroom supply chains as low. Sally Ann Atkinson testified that the investigation, active from July to August 2023, confirmed that mushrooms purchased from Woolworths and an Asian grocer were unlikely to be contaminated. Overall, the public health risk was deemed low, and the incident was considered isolated with no other reported cases of illness.
The investigation concluded it was highly unlikely that commercial mushroom supply chains were contaminated with death cap mushrooms, indicating a low public health risk.
The case was determined to be an isolated incident with no further reports of illness from other consumers of mushrooms.
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