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The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA) points out that all sellers of wild mushrooms are required to have a valid certificate which proves that they have passed tests in their knowledge. Tests may be carried out at relevant Regional Hygienic Station which also provides information about dates on which the tests can be taken. The excuse of certain sellers that they are not informed about this obligation will not be taken into account, since the legislation provided for this obligation already in previous years and was amended recently, on 16 June 2002. The majority of vendors who fail to present the certificate are persons selling mushrooms near woods and along roads. Such persons also break other requirements the most often.

According to the decree, mushrooms must not be mouldy, mashed, wormy neither excessively damp. They should be cleaned so as to be dry, however, they must not be cut. Permissible is only one cut made so that the stalk remains together with the cap. Except from yellow boletus the cap must not be peeled. Prescribed storage and transportation temperature for mushrooms is from 0 to 10 degree of Celsius. Goods must be properly labelled with the name of a mushroom, date of collection and use by date which is 3 days after collection. In addition, every person vending mushrooms must have a trade licence, regardless if it concerns a store, market hall or a stand near the road.

CAFIA recommends to consumers to be aware when buying mushrooms at a random seller, especially in cases when mushrooms are already “packed” in plastic boxes. Mushrooms at the bottom may not be fresh and could be mashed or wormy. It is appropriate to ask the seller to unpack them and check the content. If the seller refuse to do so, it is better not to buy them.

CAFIA also points out that it is not possible to vend all wild mushrooms. List of mushrooms that can be released into circulation is determined by the relevant decree.