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NEWS
Remedia Non-Dairy Formula Abroad May Also be Unsuitable
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Following the panic over Remedia infant formula, Hatzoloh of
Jerusalem consulted leading doctors and professors at the
Health Ministry and Hadassah Hospital, with the assistance of
medical consultant Rabbi Binyomin Fisher of Magen LeCholeh.
The information gathered has been transmitted to the
appropriate figures in the chareidi sector in Eretz Yisroel
and abroad. The Remedia company claimed that it does not
export the product at all.
On motzei Shabbos, heads of Hatzoloh New York who remain in
constant contact with Hatzoloh Jerusalem, contacted Chairman
Rabbi Dovid Greenwald to ascertain whether the prohibition
against non-dairy Remedia applies to the same product sold
outside of Israel and whether warnings should be made public
on Shabbos. The Health Ministry recommends against the
consumption of Remedia's non-dairy formula abroad as well,
particularly if this is the infant's only source of
nutrition.
According to reports, a child in Boston was hospitalized with
symptoms of the illness after securing a private supply of
the product from Israel.
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