The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Navitas Organics is voluntarily recalling select lots of its 8-ounce Organic Chia Seeds due to possible contamination with Salmonella. The recall applies to the following product packaged in sealed stand-up pouches: •...

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Minutes Filed on: 1/22/2026 1:08:32 PM

Transforming the Evidence Base on Estimating Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder and Expanded Access to Interventions to Prevent Drug Related Deaths: An International Data Linkage Study (TRANSFORM)

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Live it Up of New York is recalling all Live it Up Super Greens, including both Original and Wild Berry flavors, with lots beginning with the letter "A" and all stick pack products due to possible contamination with Salmonella.

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Spring and Mulberry is recalling a single lot of its Mint Leaf Date Sweetened Chocolate Bar (2.1 oz) due to possible contamination with Salmonella. The recalled lot number is #025255. Salmonella is an organism that can...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Diva Fam is recalling all lots and flavors of Sea Moss Gel Superfood due to the lack of required regulatory authorization and temperature monitoring records for pH-controlled food products. Sea moss gel superfood products...

In the wake of recent revisions to federal childhood immunization guidance, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Northeast Public Health Collaborative continue to recommend the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule. On...

The Rhode Island Department of Health is proposing to amend "Processing and Distribution of Shellfish" (216-RICR-50-10-6). These regulations are open for public comment through February 7, 2026.

With levels of respiratory viruses like the flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) very high in Rhode Island and across the country, all Rhode Islanders are urged to take prevention measures to help keep themselves and their family members healthy, including getting a flu shot and...

The Rhode Island Department of Health's (RIDOH) Center for Drinking Water Quality, in coordination with Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), has awarded a $199,856 Emerging Contaminants grant to the University of Rhode Island (URI) to conduct a statewide manganese vulnerability study. The...

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Minutes Filed on: 1/7/2026 10:00:55 AM

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Minutes Filed on: 1/7/2026 9:59:51 AM

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is sharing preliminary lists of the most common baby names in Rhode Island in 2025. Female • Charlotte (51 babies) • Olivia (40 babies) • Amelia (36 babies) • Isabella (35 babies) • Sophia (35 babies) • Aurora (34 babies) • Ava (34 babies)

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Minutes Filed on: 12/26/2025 1:02:52 PM

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have concluded cyanobacteria monitoring for the 2025 season and will resume monitoring in the spring. At this time, Scott Pond in Lincoln, Almy Pond in Newport, and the Roger Williams Park...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding anyone who plans to travel for the holidays or to attend holiday gatherings to take steps to prevent the spread of common respiratory viruses. Large gatherings, crowded travel, and more time indoors can mean more viruses spreading this time

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Minutes Filed on: 12/15/2025 4:24:52 PM

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have lifted the advisory recommendation to avoid recreational activities at Upper Melville Pond (Thurston Gray Pond) and Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth. The harmful algae bloom (HAB)...

The amendments to these regulations have been finalized. These amendments will take effect on 01/01/2026.

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) continues to firmly recommend that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine birth dose within 24 hours of delivery, regardless of the hepatitis B infection status of the birth parent, and that all children complete the full vaccination series within...