The Knesset Health Committee convened Monday morning to discuss the suspected poisoning of infants via contaminated fruit puree. Committee Chair MK Yoni Mishriki stated that parents must know the food they give their children is safe and supervised, and that the panel will continue to monitor the issue.
The Knesset Health Committee held a session on Monday morning (June 22) to address the suspected poisoning of infants through contaminated fruit puree — a scandal that first surfaced last week and prompted an urgent call for discussion from MK Yitzhak Ginzburg (Otzma Yehudit). Committee Chair MK Yoni Mishriki opened the hearing by stating that "parents in Israel must know that the food they give their children is safe, supervised, and fit for use," adding that the committee would continue to track the issue's handling. The discussion comes after a consumer protection alert and growing public concern over the presence of alleged pharmaceutical substances in baby food products. The Health Committee's follow-up measures remain pending; no specific timeline for a further session was announced in the briefing.
2 developments
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Source and signal
- Internal intake