Article: German company says it compensate families of Israeli children sickened by defective formula

DAVID McHUGH, AP Business Writer
AP Worldstream
08-02-2004
Dateline: FRANKFURT, Germany
A German baby food manufacturer has agreed to pay compensation to Israeli families whose infants died or suffered developmental damage after they were fed a kosher milk substitute that lacked a crucial vitamin, the company said Monday.

According to the Israeli Health Ministry, two babies died late last year after being fed the soy-based formula produced by the German company Humana Milchunion for the Israeli firm Remedia. Fifteen other infants were harmed.

"Humana will pay damages to the children who became sick in connection with the lack of Vitamin B1 in the milk substitute Remedia Super Soya," Humana, ...

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