Below is an extract of the media release, dated April 29th. A fantastic amount of positive spin (they certainly lay the schmaltz on thick at the end), but no mention of anyone’s ill health, nor an apology.
I also wonder what they think about the negative feedback, and people’s stories of their ill health as [...]
Information about the recall of Bonsoy, hyperthyroidism symptoms and other info
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Bonsoy Back on Shelves, Still no Apology
More Information about the 2004-2005 NZ Thyrotoxicosis Case and How it Relates to Bonsoy
I’ve done some more digging around on the 2004-2005 Thyrotoxicosis cluster in NZ.
In this particular case, the manufacturer/product was not Spiral Foods/Bonsoy.
It seems that:
A major soy milk manufacturer was implicated. Their product was tested and found to have excessive iodine.
Several people took action against the manufacturer and received what I understand to be large payouts, [...]
Bonsoy back on shelves?
Edit: After receiving a comment (first comment on this post), I need to note that I am not referring to the owner of the linked blog below as I describe below (smug etc). The particular description below is reserved for people who most certainly have been acting and commenting as per my below comment. So, [...]
Bonsoy Legal Action: An Update
Boy this is turning into a debacle, or, more than it already was, anyway.
Firstly, where is the apology on this? Absolutely unacceptable Spiral. Disgraceful.
So, as I’ve said, and as others have said, there has been talk of a class action.
I can confidently say that as it stands, a class action won’t proceed [...]
The 2005 Soy Milk Thyrotoxicosis Case in NZ
Well, well.
What a wonderful thing the internet is.
Courtesy of some research and a heads-up, I have become aware of the existence of a cluster of thyrotoxicosis in NZ in 2003-2005, that was subsequently linked to a soy milk manufacturer.
You can download the brief summary paper here – this was published in the Aust-NZ Journal of [...]
Vitasoy and Iodine
I’ve had a number of emails asking me about Vitasoy and whether it has any iodine in it.
I sent off an email to National Foods and got this response:
Dear Tim,
Thank you again for your contact regarding our Vitasoy products.
Vitasoy has an extensive range of Soy, Rice and Oat milk products on offer and we recommend [...]
