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Beekeeping business and public-safety advocates seek law letting organizations keep on‑site epinephrine kits
Summary
A Boston-based beekeeping company and public‑safety witnesses urged lawmakers to allow businesses and public venues to obtain and maintain undesignated epinephrine auto‑injectors (EpiPens) paired with staff training to respond to unexpected severe allergic reactions.
A representative of a commercial beekeeping company and other witnesses told the Joint Committee on Public Health that allowing businesses to obtain and maintain undesignated epinephrine auto‑injectors would improve response to unexpected anaphylaxis in public spaces.
Haley Shore, who represents Best Bees Company, said the company manages nearly 700 hives near public…
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