Worker’s Death Shines Light on Hidden Food Allergens in Industrial Products
I was contacted yesterday by Huffington Post Canada editor Natalie Stechyson to comment about the circumstances surrounding the death of Justin Mathews, age 33 of Edmonton Alberta Canada, which comments were published here: Expert Sounds Alarm On Hidden Nut Allergens After Workplace Death. I extend my sincere condolences to Justin’s family. I share their hope […]
Healthline Awards Onespot Allergy Blog For 5th Year In A Row
I’m very pleased to advise that Healthline has awarded my blog The Best Allergy Blogs of 2017 award. It means a lot to me that I have won this Editors’ Choice medically reviewed award every year since 2013 and that my blog is considered one of the best in the world. Thank you very much, […]
Reporter Seeks Input From Onespot Allergy Blog Readers
I had the great privilege to speak with a reporter yesterday, as he’s doing some research for an article. I offered to seek feedback from my wonderful blog readers about the following: Have you obtained Mylan’s generic EpiPen or faced any issue with it? Is it more complicated to get their generic, rather than a […]
EpiPen Recall – Should It Spread Worldwide?
There’s an EpiPen recall in Australia due to a defect that may make it difficult to activate in an emergency (failure to activate or increased force needed to activate). Two reports have been confirmed of the device failing to activate in a batch of about 80,000 devices. We all know that the risk of inadequate […]