Remember Mr. Alex Montreuil, the man who was assaulted at Jewish General Hospital in Montreal by a woman who threw his known life threatening food allergen (tomato) in his face? She missed a Criminal Court appearance yesterday, June 3rd, and a warrant has been issued for her arrest. After five and a half long months, she was finally charged under continue reading…
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CJAD 800 AM News Talk Radio Interviews – May 8, 2013
Last week, I spoke with Tommy Schnurmacher for a half hour segment on CJAD 800 AM News Talk Radio. To listen to part 1 of the interview, click the Play button on the image below. The topics we discussed include what inspired me to begin this work, legal issues surrounding seasonal allergies (ragweed), allergy bullying and its legal ramifications, and the reasons continue reading…
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Peanut Butter Cover Up (This Gets Ugly)
In May of 2012, we learned that a student at Walt Disney Elementary School in a class of non-verbal special needs students had been exposed to peanuts, his allergen, because the teachers had the kids make peanut butter sandwiches as part of an alphabet lesson on the letter S, causing an allergic reaction. The entire special education staff consisting of two continue reading…
How NOT To Handle Food Allergies At School Celebrations
This is a hard post to write. Let’s start with the good news: My son wrote a free verse poem that was selected as a winner to be read in a Poetry Cafe that was held in the school library this week. While most of the children wrote about springtime or how beautiful butterflies are, the title of his poem continue reading…
Criminal Charges Finally Laid After Assault With Deadly Allergen
I have stayed in touch with Alex Montreuil, the Montreal man who was attacked with his allergen during an argument at Jewish General Hospital’s Atrium coffee shop. The attack occurred on September 5, 2012, at which time his female attacker threw the food she knew that he is deathly allergic to (tomato) into his face, causing a systemic allergic reaction continue reading…
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First Aid For Anaphylaxis: An Allergic Emergency Online Training Course
You may know how to use an EpiPen, but do you know when to use it? Do you know what life saving steps to take next? The EpiCenter Medical online training course, First Aid For Anaphylaxis An Allergic Emergency, answers those questions and more.
Training Course Content Includes
✔ Allergy Defined
✔ Anaphylaxis Defined
✔ Epinephrine & The EpiPen®
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Teen Having Severe Asthma Attack Denied Help And Ignored By Staff At Tim Hortons
On Sunday March 3 2013 at 3:00 p.m., at a London Ontario Tim Hortons coffee shop just 3 minutes away from my office, this seventeen year old boy experienced a severe asthma attack. Here is a witness’ account of the incident, which she posted on the Tim Hortons Facebook page:
“Yesterday at 3:00 pm while in a Tim Horton on Horton continue reading…
Older Posts »UPDATE: Criminal Charges Not Yet Processed Four Months After Allergy Assault
Alex Montreuil was attacked on September 5, 2012 at the Jewish General Hospital Atrium coffee shop in Montreal, Quebec, when a woman who was arguing with him picked up a sandwich containing tomato slices and threw it onto his face. This is assault with a weapon causing bodily harm. What makes this case of particular interest to me is that continue reading…
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Regulatory Thresholds For Major Food Allergens?
Regulatory Thresholds For Major Food Allergens?*
In December 2012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice requesting comments “relevant to conducting a risk assessment to establish regulatory thresholds for major food allergens.” Please take the time to submit your comments to the FDA, since this is the only way the food allergic community’s voice will be heard. Please also take continue reading…