AIN’T NO MAGIC HERE–BEWARE –
Sept. 7, 2024 – Nearly 160 people in the United States have become ill after consuming sweets purporting to contain traces of chemicals from magic mushrooms.
More than a third of those required hospital treatment and US health officials are investigating two deaths that may be related to confectionery. The case has highlighted a growing trade in legal “microdosing” sweets and the lack of regulation on their sale.
Symptoms suffered by those taken ill have included vomiting, loss of consciousness, seizures and hallucinations.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in July that at least 48 people in 24 states said they “got sick” after eating Diamond Shruumz-brand products, including chocolate bars, cones and gummies.
Prophet Premium Blends, the company that produces Diamond Shruumz products, issued a recall in June, saying it had received reports of consumers becoming ill after consuming “the entire chocolate bar and some product containing higher levels of muscimol than normal”.
It urged customers not to ingest the product and retailers to stop selling it while the FDA investigated.
But the sweets have remained on sale in more than 2,000 shops, according to the FDA.
