Austria: Police Find Rat Poison in Recalled HiPP Baby Food Jar
Vienna: Austrian police have discovered rat poison inside a jar of HiPP baby food that had been recalled over safety concerns.According to police in the Burgenland region, a customer reported a 190-gram jar of carrot with potato baby purée in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district. Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of rat poison. The jar had a…
Vienna: Austrian police have discovered rat poison inside a jar of HiPP baby food that had been recalled over safety concerns.
According to police in the Burgenland region, a customer reported a 190-gram jar of carrot with potato baby purée in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district. Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of rat poison. The jar had a damaged or previously opened lid and smelled spoiled.
Germany-based HiPP company recalled all relevant baby food jars from 1,500 SPAR supermarkets (including EUROSPAR, INTERSPAR and Maximarkt) across Austria as a precaution. Customers can receive a full refund even without a receipt.
Similar jars were also seized in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, where initial tests showed the presence of a toxic substance. Authorities are investigating the incident as suspected deliberate tampering.
No child is known to have consumed the contaminated product so far. HiPP and police have urged parents not to use any suspicious jars and to return them immediately.
