Public warning issued after tropical juice death
By: thinkSPAIN

Health authorities in Andalucía have issued an alert after two members of a family from Sevilla fell ill, one of whom has since died, after consuming a tropical fruit juice.  The product is sold in a one litre glass bottle and is labelled

‘Jugo de Noni TAHITIAN NONI’.

Other information appearing on the label reveals that it was manufactured in the USA and exported by a Mexican distributor: ‘Hecho en E.U.A. por Morinda, Inc. Importado por: Morinda Internacional México, S de R.L.R.F.C.: MIM990610 1N2. Av. Paseo de la Reforma 265 P.C.Col Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, D.F.C.P. 06500. n-011824-1 010904-MX 2002 Morinda, Inc.’

Regrettably the batch number and expiry date stamps are illegible on the only available sample.

Results of toxicology tests will confirm whether the victim’s death was caused by the juice though the public is being warned to refrain from consuming this product and any others that may be incorrectly labelled, especially if any of the following essential information is missing - manufacturer’s name and address, product description, batch number, or best before date.

You can read the entire warning issued by the AESAN here (in Spanish). The headlines in many places are starting to say La AESAN alerta sobre el consumo de ‘Jugo de Noni TAHITIAN NONI’.

The shocking news about Tahitian Noni Juice causing a lethal situation has even caused a stirr in Singapore. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) confirms that there is no import of the Jugo de Noni Tahitian Noni Juice into Singapore.  Consumers are advised to discard the affected product if they had purchased this product over the Internet or outside of Singapore for personal consumption.

For Spanish readers, follow this link.