Poisoning

Nine people have died and 50 people have been hospitalised as part of a listeria outbreak in the United States.

The mass food poisoning incident saw 17 ambulances and a decontamination vehicle called to the office in the business district, with more than a dozen still in hospital receiving treatment.

Work safety authorities in at least three states called into the hardware giant, amid fears customers and workers have been put at risk by inappropriate handling of the potentially hazardous material.

Health authorities are investigating claims two Perth sisters were served insect repellent instead of juice at a western suburbs restaurant.

Three adults and a child are recovering in hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning from a charcoal barbecue in Sydney’s west.

An urgent recall is issued for Uncle Frog mushroom gummies after consumers around the country are hospitalised with serious health symptoms including hallucinations and seizures.

Douglas Thrift died from strychnine toxicity, but a coroner has found there is not enough evidence to prove how he ingested the poison.

Fungi enthusiasts in SA's South East say there's a lot of interest in this year's season, despite recent cases of suspected mushroom poisonings.

An inquest into the death of Douglas Thrift has heard the Upper Hunter Valley man had almost twice the amount of the poison in his system needed to kill a person.

Unregulated psychedelic medicines and therapies have been thrust into the spotlight, following the death of a woman at an alternative wellness centre in country Victoria,

Children under five are increasingly being put at risk of nicotine poisoning because of the availability of vapes and e-cigarettes, child accident prevention authorities in South Australia have warned. 

Rachael Dixon, a 53-year-old Melbourne woman, died after ingesting a drink at a regional Victorian wellness centre that was believed to contain mushrooms.

Natasha Lechner died of heart failure just minutes after taking part in a kambo ritual, with the NSW coroner finding the giant tree frog poison can cause death in healthy people as well as those with pre-existing conditions.

An inquest into the death of Jarrad Antonovich at a spiritual retreat in 2021 has been adjourned after a number of fresh witnesses contacted police.

Pastor Ian Wilkinson has delivered a sermon to his church for the first time speaking publicly since his world was turned upside down.

A coroner in Byron Bay is examining the death of Jarrad Antonovich after he used kambo and the psychedelic substance ayahuasca at the event in 2021.

A woman who was with Jarrad Antonovich at a psychedelic retreat in NSW tells an inquest she raised concerns about the 46-year-old's condition, but the response led her to ignore her instincts.

All four of Mia's dogs were poisoned and one died from liver failure. 

The number of cases of carbon monoxide exposure at an Adelaide ice skating rink has increased to 42, South Australia's public health chief Nicola Spurrier says.

Spectators and players are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a national women's hockey game.