Sedatives were found in additional jars of Prinok baby food collected from the shelves of two Zol U’Begadol supermarket branches on Rechov Yaffo in Jerusalem, Kan News reported on Thursday.

The new finding strengthens the assessment that additional contaminated jars may still be in private homes and that other babies and toddlers could be at risk. The stores were closed to the public on Wednesday.

Reports on Wednesday evening said that the two branches at the center of the case had been operating without valid business licenses and that inspections uncovered poor sanitary conditions at the stores. The branch managers were summoned for police questioning as part of the investigation.

In addition, the owner of the Zol U’Begadol chain was summoned to a hearing at the Health Ministry.

The investigation remains ongoing, and all lines of inquiry are still being examined, including the deliberate contamination of the jars and a potential nationalist motive.

A statement from the Zol U’Begadol chain said that the owner instructed employees to cooperate fully with the investigation and ordered that security camera footage be handed over to police. The company also stated that the product has been removed from all store shelves.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)