Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar in Austria, police say

Police in Austria ‌said late on Saturday that rat poison was found inside a jar of HiPP baby food, following a recall of the product from 1,500 SPAR supermarkets in the country over safety fears

Police in Austria ‌said late on Saturday that rat poison was found inside a jar of HiPP baby food, following a recall of the product from 1,500 SPAR supermarkets in the country over safety fears.

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Police in Burgenland, Austria, said in a statement a sample ​from one of the 190-gram jars of “Carrots and Potatoes” baby food reported by a customer in ​the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district had tested positive for rat poison.

HiPP had said on Saturday ⁠it could not be ruled out that a dangerous substance was introduced into the product and that ​its HiPP Vegetable Carrot with Potato jars may have been tampered with.