The Knesset Health Committee heard testimony Monday from Yael Biton, mother of two infants affected in the baby food poisoning case, who described discovering the contamination. Health correspondent Navo Reuveni (Kan 11), who broke the story, criticized police for imposing a gag order, suggesting it may have delayed responses. Police representative Supt. Adi Mizrahi Boaron explained the gag order and said the department connected the two cases automatically via hospital reports.
Monday's Knesset Health Committee hearing on the baby food poisoning scandal featured emotional testimony from Yael Biton, whose two infants were affected. Biton recounted the moment she realized the fruit puree was contaminated. Navo Reuveni, the Kan 11 health correspondent who first reported the story, questioned the police's decision to impose a gag order, suggesting it may have hindered prevention of additional cases. Supt. Adi Mizrahi Boaron of the Zion District investigations and intelligence unit defended the gag order, explaining that hospitals have a duty to report suspicious cases, which the system identified automatically. As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday, the committee chair stated the panel would continue monitoring the case. The investigation, initially reported on June 17 after sedatives were found in baby food products, remains ongoing with police pursuing multiple leads.
2 developments
- DevelopingMK Ginzburg demands urgent Health Committee hearing on baby food tampering
- DevelopingPolice call on parents to check that products for children are sealed and intact
- StrongHaredi MKs clash with attorney general at Knesset committee; accuse her of 'starving children'
- StrongSedatives found in baby food sold in Israel — police probe expanded
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- Internal intake