The Health Ministry has issued cease-and-desist orders to Zol VeGadol and Bigudol branches on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, linked to the Prinok baby food contamination affair involving the sedative drugs clonazepam and lorazepam, according to N12.
The Health Ministry has taken its most aggressive enforcement step yet in the Prinok baby puree contamination affair, issuing cease-and-desist orders ("tzavei hefssek") to Zol VeGadol and Bigudol branches on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, N12 reported Wednesday evening. The orders effectively halt sales of the affected products at those locations pending further investigation.
As The Zioneer reported Wednesday at 13:13, laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the benzodiazepine sedatives clonazepam and lorazepam in a second batch of the puree — an expansion of an earlier recall. The Health Ministry had urged parents not to serve the products and to watch for drowsiness or confusion in children.
The Jaffa Road branches targeted by Wednesday's orders are in the same Jerusalem area where the contaminated batches were initially sold. The ministry has not yet commented on potential further enforcement measures against additional stores or the manufacturer.
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