Overview
- Health Ministry laboratory tests confirmed clonazepam and lorazepam in jars of Prinok baby fruit puree sold at two Zol V'Begadol branches in Jerusalem, and those stores were ordered closed.
- Police have opened a criminal investigation, seized store CCTV, summoned branch managers for questioning and moved the case to the Zion Precinct Major Crimes Unit to examine possible deliberate tampering.
- The product distributor and importer reported that factory and import tests were clear of contamination, shifting investigators' focus to how the substances could have been introduced after distribution.
- Several infants were hospitalized with benzodiazepine traces in their blood and later discharged, and some parents have reported traumatic interactions with investigators who at times treated them as suspects.
- Health officials are advising parents to avoid jars bought at the two stores, check that packaging seals are intact, watch children for drowsiness or disorientation and await further updates from police and the Knesset Health Committee.