Where I live the common advice is to ever forage for non-white edible mushrooms only. And of course still always do a positive identification with the help of a modern illustrated edible mushroom picking guidebook. In addition to identification instructions for good mushrooms, they include references and pictures of every known similar-looking non-edible mushroom, so you can do the positive identification.
But even with pictures, good guidebook and caution, experts still advice against picking white edible mushrooms at all. The risk of accidentally picking a destroying angel is not worth it, as any forest that has e.g. champignons (Agaricus) is going to have other good, non-white mushrooms as well.
But even with pictures, good guidebook and caution, experts still advice against picking white edible mushrooms at all. The risk of accidentally picking a destroying angel is not worth it, as any forest that has e.g. champignons (Agaricus) is going to have other good, non-white mushrooms as well.