Microdosing candies may be linked to death after sweets sickened 50 people in dozens of states READ MORE: Mothers are microdosing on shrooms to be better parents By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:56, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 17:04, 3 July 2024 e-mail 7 shares 4 View comments The above shows the number of illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths reported to date. The death is potentially linked to the Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies Federal officials are probing a death in a patient who may have consumed 'microdosing' candies now recalled across the US.
The FDA gave no further details on the individual, but said the fatality was 'potentially associated' with Diamond Shruumz products, which are sold in vape shops across the US. At least 48 people have fallen ill after eating chocolate bars, cones and gummies made the the company in the past month, while 27 have been hospitalized with seizures, loss of consciousness and an abnormal heart rate. Customers across the US are being urged not to consume the products and to either put them in the trash or return them to vendors for a full refund.
An investigation revealed the candies contained muscimol, a psychoactive chemical from the potentially toxic amanita mushrooms which can cause seizures. Pictured above are some of the products that have been recalled over the illnesses The candies are used to 'microdose', which involves taking very small amounts of a drug in order to test its physiological .
