Health · Public Health & Disease · 9 hrs ago
Dried Champibon morels recalled after 27-year-old dies in Montpellier
A 27-year-old woman died in Montpellier after eating dried morels in a chicken dish she had prepared.
Her sister said the woman had a very rare, severe reaction, and she died in hospital on Tuesday.
The mushrooms were sold under the Champibon brand at B&M stores in France.
Food-safety officials issued a nationwide recall over possible toxin contamination in the dried mushrooms.
The recall notice warns that eating them may cause diarrhoea or vomiting and, rarely, severe dehydration.
The link between the mushrooms and her death has not been established, according to the company that sells them.
Anyone who bought the recalled mushrooms should not eat them and return them to a store; people with symptoms after eating them are advised to contact a poison centre.
A 27-year-old woman, Marie-Lou, died in Montpellier after an illness reported to have followed consumption of dried morels.
The Champibon dried morels have been recalled nationally in France because of a probable toxin contamination.
The affected 60-gram jars were sold at B&M stores from 12 October to 3 November 2026.
B&M France said the exact circumstances of the death and any link to the recalled product have yet to be established.
Consumers are advised not to eat the product and to return it to the store.
- Who
- Marie-Lou, a 27-year-old woman, died. B&M France sells the recalled product.
- What
- Champibon dried morels were recalled after her death, which was reported as following a food poisoning incident.
- When
- Marie-Lou died on 3 November 2026. The recall was announced on 4 November.
- Where
- Montpellier, France; the product was sold at B&M stores across France.
- Why
- The product may have been contaminated with a toxin that can cause food poisoning. The company said any link to the death remains to be established.
B&M France
Rappel Conso and the reported account of the death
Cause of recall
B&M France
B&M France said the circumstances of the death and any link to its product remain to be established.
Rappel Conso and the reported account of the death
Rappel Conso cited probable toxin contamination and warned the product could cause food poisoning.
Link to death
B&M France
B&M France described the death as following a presumed food poisoning incident and said the link was not established.
Rappel Conso and the reported account of the death
News reports said Marie-Lou became ill after eating the morels and died; the product was recalled after the incident.
The Champibon dried morels were sold at B&M stores across France.
Marie-Lou ate chicken with morels, according to her sister’s account.
News reports said Marie-Lou developed symptoms and was taken to hospital.
Marie-Lou died at Montpellier University Hospital.
Rappel Conso published a national recall notice for the dried morels.
- Victim
- Marie-Lou, 27
- Death location
- Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier
- Product
- Champibon dried morels, sold in 60-gram jars
- Sales period
- 12 October–3 November 2026
- Recall notice
- Rappel Conso reference 2026-11-0023
- Best-before date
- 1 December 2029
3 sources
"Le CHU de Montpellier a fait tout son possible" : Marie-Lou, 27 ans, décède après avoir consommé des morilles séchées et fait une "réaction très rare"
« Ses organes vitaux ont lâché » : Marie-Lou, 27 ans, meurt d’une violente intoxication aux morilles, les lots rappelés en urgence
Montpellier : Des morilles séchées retirées de la vente après la mort d’une jeune femme
What people are saying
Her vital organs failed one after another
At this stage, the exact circumstances of the death and any possible link to the product concerned by the recall remain to be established.
This batch of dried morels may be associated with adverse symptoms such as diarrhoea and/or vomiting in the hours following consumption, which in rare cases can lead to severe dehydration.