Jennifer Koch was about to board a plane home from Japan when airline officials stopped her.
They said she couldn’t get on because the airline hadn’t been notified of her peanut allergy ahead of time, she remembered. They said she would be stuck for three months while they isolated a plane to kill the peanut allergen.
In […]
FORMER Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy’s dad has been forced to quit his country dance band because of a life-threatening allergy to flowers.
Ian, 80, stopped playing his violin at weddings, funerals and ceilidhs after doctors told him bouquets could kill him.
He has played at functions since 1935. Wife Mary, 78, accompanies him on the organ.
Ian, […]
For the quarter, income available to common shareholders rose to $182 million, or 12 cents a share, from $104 million, or 7 cents, a year earlier. Excluding items related to the streamlining of manufacturing operations and licensing of an over-the-counter version of the drug Zegrid, Schering-Plough earned 17 cents a share.
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Sales rose to […]
CADBURY last night added thousands more Easter eggs to those it is recalling amid fears they could be dangerous for people with nut allergies.
On Saturday, the chocolate giant said that selected products were produced on a line also used for products containing nuts but had not been given warning labels.
Nut allergy sufferers are at risk […]
Unilever Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Cod Fish in a Limited Number of Cartons of “Knorr ® Chicken Flavor Bouillon” Cubes
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Jennifer Stalzer
201-894-7760
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Englewood Cliffs, NJ — February 1, 2007 — Unilever of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, in cooperation with the FDA, is voluntarily recalling “Knorr® Chicken flavor Bouillon” Cubes, UPC # 4800171162, Best […]
Based on a recent survey in London, it was found that the incidence of contact dermatitis resulting from hair dye use had increased by more than 7%. A study published in the latest copy of the British Medical Journal blames the increase on allergic reaction, especially among young adults from an active ingredient in hair […]
NEW YORK (Dow Jones) — Schering-Plough Corp. said on Monday that fourth-quarter profit jumped, helped by strength in its Remicade and Nasonex brands.
Shares were up 3.6% in premarket trading.
For the quarter, net income available to common shareholders after the payment of preferred dividends, rose to $182 million, or 12 cents a share, from $104 million, […]