Author: Megan Willett / Source: INSIDER
- Instagram influencer Johnna Holmgren published a cookbook of recipes from ingredients foraged from the forest.
- When criticism first emerged, Holmgren told BuzzFeed News that foragers need to be extra careful to make sure they’re eating the right species of food.
- Her publisher Rodale books announced on Friday that it was recalling the book.
Instagram influencer Johnna Holmgren’s cookbook “Tales From a Forager’s Kitchen” has been recalled, according to a note on Rodale Books’ website, spotted by BuzzFeed News on Friday.
“Rodale Books and Johnna Holmgren have decided to discontinue the publication and promotion of the book,” the publisher’s statement said, noting that the recall was over concerns about recipes involving mushrooms and elderberries. “We are encouraging retailers to return their stock, and we are offering a full refund to consumers who have purchased the book.”
Many of the recipes in the book used ingredients that can largely be foraged from the woods, inspired by Holmgren’s foraging…
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