Apologies for the bad translation here but if you want you can read the news at ABC.ES (in Spanish).

A man has DIED and another person in the family is affected by a poisoning, presumably associated to the consumption of noni (a tropical fruit) juice, in the granadina locality of Ogíjares. The Council of Health has issued an alert. The American company Tahitian Noni International, that sells the juice, assured that its product was approved by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2003 and has passed controls sanitary as much in Tahití, producing island of the fruit, like in the countries where east juice is bottled.

BUT DID THEY ALSO ADMIT TO CONTAMINATION ISSUES ?

This man, of 40 years of age, died shortly after having had breakfast that included Noni Juice, of which he was habitual consumer. A few minutes after ingesting the juice the victim felt a sensation of creeps in the mouth and blurred vision. These symptoms also affected the other person who took the juice. Health services could do nothing for the man and had two hypotheses; poisoning or anaphylactic shock.

The article also says that in addition to Noni Juice being sold as a “health supplement” that there is no scientific evidence of ANY benefits attributed to Noni Juice.

Kathrin Aue from Tahitian Noni in Europe defends the juice by saying it is “totally safe” for human consumption because it has passed all requirements of the EFSA. In a statement the company said it is trying to find the lot number of the bottle in order to figure out what region of French Polynesia the noni came from and from what trees it was extracted.

WE DOUBT THAT VERY MUCH, WHICH TREE IT CAME FROM?!

And last but not least,
HAS THIS ALSO PASSED THE EFSA REQUIREMENTS?

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).

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.

Becky writes on her blog: 
“There is a reesty stench on I-15 right around the Tahitian Noni building (building is on west side of the freeway). It smells like very strong fart…and it makes me want to puke every time I pass it. I have always assumed it’s the Tahitian Noni building but, others have shared their theories with me…I still think it’s Tahitian Noni”.

Mike Moran is the latest disillusioned TNI IPC. Or, in his own words: I can’t understand why I can’t get this business going, I have tried very hard, but people just give up as soon as the fast start finishes and nothing I have tried can change their minds. You say that Global advertising is about to happen, I hope that this comes about. I was told a couple of years ago that the man who made “BOEING” an accepted name Worldwide was joining TNI to manage any advertising and that life would be easier after that. It never happened, or if it did happen,it never worked.