Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA)

Rising Food Costs Have USVI In A Panic About How To Make Ends Meet At The Dinner Table

The highest inflation in roughly 40 years is prompting people to shift their shopping habits, especially at the grocery store. About 90 percent of Americans are concerned about food prices,…

John McCarthy October 17, 2022

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FDA Investigates Lucky Charms Cereal After Reports of Sickness

SILVER SPRING, Maryland — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating Lucky Charms after consumers complained about becoming sick after eating the dry cereal. The FDA said it received…

John McCarthy April 19, 2022

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FDA Warns Parents To Stop Using These Baby Formulas After 4 Infants Hospitalized

STURGIS — Abbott Laboratories said on Thursday it was recalling powdered baby formulas, including Similac, made at a Michigan facility after four consumers complained about bacterial infections in infants who consumed the…

John McCarthy February 19, 2022

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VIPD’s ‘Operation Silent Night’ Nets Guns, Ammo, 2 Arrests On New Year’s

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department — using intelligence, high visibility patrol, and technology — initiated “Operation Silent Night” on Friday night. The New Year’s Eve initiative focused…

John McCarthy January 1, 2022

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Unlicensed Contractor Up On Fraud Charges After 5 Homes Not Repaired

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George announced the Department of Justice’s arrest of a man who misrepresented himself as a licensed contractor to perform work repairs to the homes…

VI Free Press May 12, 2021

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KANGAROO DANGER-ROUX! Shoppers Warned To Read Label When Buying Oxtail

FREDERIKSTED — When buying oxtail in supermarkets on the U.S. mainland and locally be sure you are not getting kangaroo tail masquerading as beef, one concerned reader said today. "Don't…

VI Free Press May 11, 2021

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Market Square On St. Thomas Closed To The Public Due To COVID-19 Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — At least seven park benches were temporarily removed from Market Square this afternoon by the COVID-19 Task Force as a way to enforce social distancing and promote…

John McCarthy August 26, 2020

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15,000 Pounds of Progresso Chicken Soup Recalled … Because It’s Not Chicken Soup

FARIBAULT, Minnesota — Normally when a product recall is announced due to undeclared ingredients, it’s something simple, like the company forgetting to put onions or garlic on its ingredients label.…

Bro Bot August 22, 2020

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Mexican Hand Sanitizer Causes ‘Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Abdominal Pain’ And Is Recalled By FDA

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) Division of Consumer Affairs, notifies the public that on, July 30, 2020, Albek de Mexico S.A. de C.V issued a…

Bro Bot August 12, 2020

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Ziggy’s Island Market In Solitude Has Lowest-Priced Gas @ $2.39 Per Gallon: DLCA

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) is notifying the public of the latest wholesale or “rack rate” price for fuel from Gulf Oil Pricing and Limetree…

Bro Bot March 18, 2020