The two discussed the ‘Remedia’ episode and Naveh warned of what he termed, ‘Food Terrorism.’
Naveh requested to meet with Ley in order to discuss the recent deaths of infants as a result of a vitamin deficiency in the soy-based ‘Remedia’ formula manufactured by the German company ‘Humana.’
Naveh told the chairman of the WHO that Israel produces all its baby formula in accordance with international standards, which should be made much more stringent, in his opinion, as they do not currently require laboratory testing of every brand of baby formula. Naveh said the WHO should consider making its standards stricter to avoid future incidents similar to the ‘Remedia’ disaster, in which ingredients were changed while the product appeared the same and did not undergo any sort of testing to provide warning otherwise.
Last week, Naveh sent letters with similar messages to Health Ministers in Europe and the United States.
Itim reports that Minister Naveh also warned the head of the WHO about the possibility of a terror attack through the poisoning of food, and said stricter standards such as those he is proposing would help prevent such an attack.
Dr. Ley told Naveh that the WHO would launch an investigation into the ‘Remedia’ episode in Israel and other importers internationally. He said that until now he hadn’t thought that an incident such as this could so thoroughly tarnish the reputation of a company like ‘Humana’ and a country such as Germany.
Naveh requested to meet with Ley in order to discuss the recent deaths of infants as a result of a vitamin deficiency in the soy-based ‘Remedia’ formula manufactured by the German company ‘Humana.’
Naveh told the chairman of the WHO that Israel produces all its baby formula in accordance with international standards, which should be made much more stringent, in his opinion, as they do not currently require laboratory testing of every brand of baby formula. Naveh said the WHO should consider making its standards stricter to avoid future incidents similar to the ‘Remedia’ disaster, in which ingredients were changed while the product appeared the same and did not undergo any sort of testing to provide warning otherwise.
Last week, Naveh sent letters with similar messages to Health Ministers in Europe and the United States.
Itim reports that Minister Naveh also warned the head of the WHO about the possibility of a terror attack through the poisoning of food, and said stricter standards such as those he is proposing would help prevent such an attack.
Dr. Ley told Naveh that the WHO would launch an investigation into the ‘Remedia’ episode in Israel and other importers internationally. He said that until now he hadn’t thought that an incident such as this could so thoroughly tarnish the reputation of a company like ‘Humana’ and a country such as Germany.