Police are investigating how salt ended up in formula given to a baby at Dunedin Hospital.<\/p>\n
Officers tested the formula and spoke to hospital staff following the report in September last year.<\/p>\n
Detective Constable Darrin Healy said the infant drank a small amount of the formula before refusing any more, prompting their parent to taste it themselves.<\/p>\n
“A range of enquiries have been undertaken, including scientific testing on the formula and the raw powder, as well as enquiries with staff at the hospital,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The foreign substance was confirmed as salt.”<\/p>\n
Healy said there was no report or evidence of any other infant drinking the same product.<\/p>\n
He said police were keeping an open mind about what might have happened.<\/p>\n
Health New Zealand southern group director of operations Craig Ashton said the agency acknowledged the seriousness of the concerns raised and the distress caused.<\/p>\n
“Investigations have been carried out both internally by Health New Zealand and through a formal investigation by New Zealand police,” he said.<\/p>\n
“As this matter remains under active police investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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