State: Maine
Country: USA
Member since: Jan 23, 2007
Last logged in: Mar 17, 2010
My name is Shannon and I have a great husband and 2 amazing kids.
My oldest, Wynn, age 14, has autism and still struggles, after all these years of treatments and therapies, with anxiety and aggression. At his best, he is funny, intuitive and sensitive.
My daughter, 13 year old Haley, is strong and independent, creative and musical. She has been a shining example for Wynn and taught him many of his first words and skills by sheer example.
Steve is my husband of 20 years and partner in this endeavor to be a family in this crazy world of autism. Out of a need we had to have better communication with Wynn's team members, he created a web application called iAbida.com. It has been a project from his heart, and he makes it available to all families, around the globe, for free.
And me? In spite of being a terrible klutz, I have learned the fine art of juggling....motherhood, advocacy, household management and working from home. Foggyrock is my latest project--to fulfill my own need to be associated with other fantastic folks, like you, who I knew were out there.....Thank you for allowing me into your life through this community.
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by shannonj on 02.08.10 - public - 64 visits
Dear Kirkman Customer and Distributor,
It has come to Kirkman's attention, that a raw material vendor has supplied Kirkman with stevia that has a higher content of antimony than may be acceptable for our special needs customers.
The problem is limited to only two lots of stevia, which were used in several Kirkman® products. These products affected by the high antimony levels are:
1. Zinc Liquid - - Product # 387/8 and 387/16
2. Super Nu-Thera w/o A and D - - Product # 447/454
3. DMAE 50 mg. Chewable - - Product # 489/90
4. Super Nu-Thera Powder Orange - - Product # 410/454
5. B Complex Powder Pro Support - - Product #399/7
6. TMG w/Folinic and B-12 Powder - - Product #413/4 and 413/8
7. Chewable Vitamin C Tablets - - Product #389/100 and 389/250
8. Trial sizes of the above seven products
You should stop using these products, destroy them and request a credit or replacement from Kirkman®. Please call our customer service department to make this request.
Raw material suppliers or nutraceutical companies are not required to test for antimony levels, so Kirkman® was not aware of this problem until two of our physician customers brought the issue to our attention as a result of their metal testing. We immediately had our laboratory research the issue. They quickly isolated the problem to two specific lots of stevia leaf extract. Kirkman® immediately stopped using the affected stevia and stopped shipping products that tested out at high antimony levels.
So that this situation does not reoccur, we have implemented a new policy that every raw material we use in our products will be tested for antimony.
Kirkman® apologizes for any inconvenience we may have caused because of this issue. We have instituted this voluntary action regarding the suspect products because we feel it's the right thing to do. Kirkman® will not compromise on the quality standards we have been known for throughout our more than 60 years of business.
Sincerely,
Larry Newman
COO Technical and Regulatory Affairs
Kirkman Group
http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/
