On one of my recent posts, we had a someone (who turned out to be a News Ltd journalist) asking a lot of questions.
She got in touch with me and we had some fairly lengthy discussions, some of which was on the record for an article in the Daily Telegraph.
The to-press article, which is here, [...]
Information about the recall of Bonsoy, hyperthyroidism symptoms and other info
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Spiral Foods Getting Sued?
An Update: “Tim, time to come off the medication”
So, I received a letter from my endocrinologist yesterday.
I am back to normal on all thyroid markers; T4, T3 and TSH – smack bang in the middle of all the reference ranges.
So, after 5 months on medication, I am back.
My heart is still utterly stuffed – I reckon I’ve lost 10-20bpm off my peak heart, [...]
Update on Legal Action and Medical Cost Recovery
So, here is the state of play regarding cost recovery from Spiral Foods – their lawyers and insurance company are now involved.
Legal Information from my contact with my lawyers
I met with a lawyer today to ascertain the viability of proceeding with a legal case.
Some of what I discussed will remain confidential (bearing in [...]
Bonsoy Related Thyrotoxicosis Cases Not being Reported?
Another email from a concerned reader today tells me that the 10 or so cases related to Bonsoy in her endocrinologists practice have not been registered.
These cases should be reported to the Office of Health Protection, reachable on 02 6289 2751.
The cases must be reported by your GP or endocrinologist, which will probably involve them [...]
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 [...]
The Bonsoy Recall Update
Hi, there – before we start, I need to note a couple of things.
To be 100% clear: this is not a vendetta. This is about loyal customers of Bonsoy being made sick, and being able to deal with the results of that, or being completely unaware of the cause of their illness.
If I sound angry, [...]
