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Five Safe Productos Employees Detained in Mexico State Neonatal Deaths Probe After Two New Arrests

Prosecutors are seeking corporate charges following lab findings that link contaminated parenteral nutrition to Klebsiella oxytoca deaths.

Overview

  • Mariela "N" and Gustavo "N" were detained by the FGJEM, bringing to five the number of Safe Productos Hospitalarios employees held in the case.
  • All five are accused of probable involvement in the homicide of seven of the 13 newborns who died after receiving contaminated Nutrición Parenteral Total in November 2024.
  • The FGJEM has requested a hearing to formally impute the company for probable crimes affecting consumption due to altered product quality.
  • Authorities cite multidisciplinary peritajes and lab analyses detecting Klebsiella oxytoca in NPT samples and documenting serious sterilization and manufacturing failures.
  • The deaths and infections were recorded at four Toluca-area facilities—IMIEM’s Hospital de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital del Niño, IMSS-Bienestar’s Materno Perinatal Mónica Pretelini Sáenz, and Centro Médico Toluca—while investigations continue into remaining victims and additional suspects.