From Typically Spanish: “The juice is Tahitian Noni imported by a company in Mexico. The Junta de Andalucía’s health department has issued a warning about a tropical fruit juice understood to be sold over the Internet which could be associated with a fatal case of food poisoning in Ogíjares, Granada province. A relative of the victim was also taken ill”.

Why is this not surprising after learning about contamination and quarantine situations at Tahitian Noni International? Could this have been prevented by the FDA and FTC? What could the European Union have done about this? Lots, of course. But they didn’t. How can a so-called “health” and “wellness” company, operating as a pyramid scheme also known as MLM (multi level marketing) ship bad products and not expect trouble over it? How can contamination problems causing extremely high levels of potassium and associated yeast and bacteria (normally killed by preservatives) not lead to anything other than trouble? Do we need to start reminding people that the patent on Noni Juice that Tahitian Noni so proudly loves to mention is that for a SEWAGE CLEANING solution?

Is this a death that resulted from greed, ego, and the desire to earn money selling a snake-oil cure-all badly produced bottle of “miracle” juice? It certainly might be and inquiring minds want to know.

We are certain that Tahitian Noni International would love for this to be the end of that sad story but it shouldn’t be, and won’t be. No amount of crisis management, threats, or underhanded corporate politics will end that story because it’s a story that needs to be told and everyone remotely aware of how Tahitian Noni Juice is sold knows that the real value of the product is the stories they use to sell it by. Well, will the family of the deceased have a story to tell you then! Stay tuned for more information and details as this situation gets examined, scrutinized and published.

A spokeswoman of Tahitian Noni has indicated that the company is collaborating with the Spanish authorities to determine the cause of the death that followed the consumption of the juice.

You can read the entire warning issued by the AESAN here (in Spanish).