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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Georgiaville Pond

1 year 1 month ago
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Georgiaville Pond in Smithfield due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are naturally present in...

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Meshanticut Lake

1 year 1 month ago
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Meshanticut Lake in Cranston due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are naturally present in bodies...

RIDOH and DEM Lift Advisory at Slack Reservoir

1 year 1 month ago
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have lifted the recommendation to avoid recreational activities at Slack Reservoir in Smithfield/Johnston. The harmful algae bloom (HAB) caused by blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) has cleared.

Cat from Coventry Tests Positive for Rabies

1 year 2 months ago
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting the public that a stray cat found in the area of Newell Court in Coventry tested positive for rabies on July 10. The cat was tested after scratching a person in that area on July 7. Rabies is a fatal disease if it is not treated before...

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Almy Pond

1 year 2 months ago
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Almy Pond in Newport due to harmful algae blooms (HABs). All recreation, including swimming, fishing, boating and kayaking, is high risk to health...

Free 'Skin Check' Screenings to be Available at Rhode Island Beaches

1 year 2 months ago
Between mid-July and mid-August, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Brown Dermatology, and partners statewide will be making free skin cancer screenings available at select Rhode Island parks and beaches on four dates. "Along with getting in the shade and using a broad-spectrum...

Kraft Heinz Food Company Recalls Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon

1 year 2 months ago
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Kraft Heinz Food Company is recalling more than 350,000 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The company is recalling the following products that were produced

Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup Recalled

1 year 2 months ago
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that five lots of Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup are being recalled. Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup is packaged in a 4 FL OZ (118 mL) amber bottle and is sold in an outer carton with the Lot Code appearing both on the...

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Slack Reservoir

1 year 2 months ago
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Slack Reservoir in Smithfield/Johnston due to harmful algae blooms (HABs). HABs are caused by blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, which...