Overview

• Germany’s Federal Office for Radiation Protection says wild mushrooms can be eaten nationwide in usual quantities nearly 40 years after Chernobyl.
• In parts of southern Germany, some samples still showed elevated cesium‑137, with readings occasionally exceeding 2,000 becquerels per kilogram of fresh mass.
• The trade limit for mushrooms is 600 becquerels per kilogram, and the BfS stresses that overall exposure depends on the total amount consumed rather than a single find.
• The report lists highly contaminated species between 2022 and 2024 such as Semmelstoppelpilze, Rotbraune Semmelstoppelpilze and Elfenbeinschnecklinge.
• Several commonly collected species, including Braunschuppiger Riesenchampignon, Hasenröhrling and Riesenporling, measured below 5 becquerels per kilogram.