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Alvin C. Bronstein

Alvin C. Bronstein

Board President, America’s Poison Centers

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Bronstein has said that recent NPDS data underscore poison centers as a cornerstone of public health, emphasizing the need for robust education to address emerging threats such as environmental and unregulated substances.([poisoncenters.org](https://poisoncenters.org/news-alerts/13459961?utm_source=openai))

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California’s deadly death cap mushroom outbreak

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Provides national context on poisoning trends and the role of poison centers

From mid-November 2025 through mid-January 2026, California faced an amatoxin poisoning outbreak from foraged wild mushrooms, primarily death caps (Amanita phalloides). The California Poison Control System identified 39 hospitalized cases across Northern and Central California counties including Monterey, San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, and others.

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