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I am writing to update you on progress by industry to unzip mandatory
harsh warning labels in Australia and New Zealand based on research with
significant faudulent content. Two medical journal article published by
Leung et al 1995, and Thien et al, 1996, have been proven and
acknowledged as being duplicates of the same study. Some labaoratory
results were fabricated, ages changes, clinical details altered and/or
fabricated. Conclusions, for example, that all reactors to royal jelly
had raised IgE levels were clearly false - two of seven subjects had
negative results. The statement was made that the subjects had 14 royal
jelly IgE proteins, they never mentioned that their control group had
18.
 
Warning labels in NZ have been postponed for two months which gives us
some time to regroup. Any information that you can give us about any
aspect of royal jelly, bee pollen, propolis and bee venom
allergies/adverse reactions/warning labels that you are aware of from
anywhere in the world would be appreciated.
 
There has been one adverse reaction to bee pollen reported in Australia
in 27 years! there have been 141 reported hospitalisations in New
Zealand as a result of anaphylaxis to foods.
 
Please send this through your international network -- we are desparate
for any scrap of evidence.
 
Cheers
 
 
Ron Law
Executive Director
National Nutritional Foods Association of New Zealand