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Mother says baby food jar led to hospitalization and police questioning
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50% centerFirst reported by Walla · Jun 18, 2026
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What happened
Yaal Biton says her two daughters were hospitalized after eating Frינוק baby fruit puree later found to contain clonazepam and lorazepam. She says police questioned her and her husband as child abuse suspects, while she believes the jars were tampered with.
- 01Health Ministry found clonazepam and lorazepam in Frינוק baby fruit puree jars.
- 02Biton says her two daughters collapsed after eating three teaspoons each.
- 03Doctors at Hadassah Ein Kerem found benzodiazepines in the girls’ urine.
- 04Police questioned Biton and her husband two days later as child abuse suspects.
- 05Biton says another similar case last Thursday strengthened her suspicions.
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