{"id":328691,"date":"2026-05-03T23:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=328691"},"modified":"2026-05-03T23:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:44:22","slug":"man-arrested-after-jars-of-hipp-baby-food-found-contaminated-with-rat-poison-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/man-arrested-after-jars-of-hipp-baby-food-found-contaminated-with-rat-poison-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested after jars of HiPP baby food found contaminated with rat poison | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Authorities are still trying to find a sixth jar, believed to be in Austria (Picture: Charlotte SIEMON \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A person has been arrested after rat poison was discovered in jars of HiPP baby food across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Police took a 39-year-old suspect into custody following a contamination scare that triggered recalls in 1,500 supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation was launched when a customer reported that a jar had been tampered with.<\/p>\n<p>The seized jar of carrots and potatoes flavoured baby food then tested positive for rat poison in town of Eisenstadt.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said five tampered jars were intercepted before they could possibly be eaten.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_293949960-a4af.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28217272\" alt=\"10 Euros minimum Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tobias Steinmaurer\/APA-Images\/Shutterstock (16837806a) In a hipp jar (baby food with carrots and potatoes), the contents were tested positive for rat poison during an examination. According to the police, the product was purchased in a Spar branch in Eisenstadt (Burgenland, Austria). Police are searching for suspects in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bavaria. In the picture: View of a Hipp glass with baby food \" carrots=\"\" and=\"\" potatoes=\"\" taken=\"\" on=\"\" monday=\"\" april=\"\" in=\"\" vienna.=\"\" a=\"\" seized=\"\" jar=\"\" of=\"\" hip=\"\" baby=\"\" food=\"\" tested=\"\" positive=\"\" for=\"\" rat=\"\" poison=\"\" during=\"\" an=\"\" investigation.=\"\" according=\"\" to=\"\" police=\"\" the=\"\" product=\"\" was=\"\" purchased=\"\" at=\"\" spar=\"\" store=\"\" eisenstadt=\"\" austria=\"\" authorities=\"\" are=\"\" searching=\"\" suspects=\"\" czech=\"\" republic=\"\" slovakia=\"\" bavaria.=\"\" vienna=\"\" apr=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>A seized jar of hip baby food (carrots and potatoes) tested positive for rat poison during an investigation (Picture: Tobias Steinmaurer\/APA-Images\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tJoin for all of the newest stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong>News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get <strong>Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Baby food manufacturer HiPP has taken its jars off the shelves in Austria, Slovakia and Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>The products affected were carrot-and-potato baby food meant for infants as young as five months old and were being sold at SPAR supermarkets in Austria.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are still trying to find a sixth jar, believed to be in Austria, which has not yet been positioned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/police\/\">Police<\/a>\u00a0said affected jars were marked with a white sticker and a red circle on the underside.<\/p>\n<p>Families have also been warned to look out for damaged or open lids, jars missing a security seal or an unusual or spoiled odour.<\/p>\n<p>HiPP revealed it has been a victim of extortion, adding that somebody sent a message to a shared mailbox, prompting them to contact police.<\/p>\n<p>The corporate said the products all left their facilities in perfect condition.<\/p>\n<p>They stressed the recall was precautionary and never a results of a producing fault.<\/p>\n<p>Store bosses have pledged handy a full refund to customers who return the products.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has purchased any of the suspect jars has been advised to thoroughly wash their hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><strong>check our news page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Home Bargains and B&#038;M chocolate bar urgently recalled over \u2018health fears\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Relative reveals why Fergie has retreated from public life at Austrian clinic<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Former Arsenal and Liverpool goalkeeper Alex Manninger dies after automobile is hit by train<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--news\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>News Updates<\/h4>\n<p>Stay on top of the headlines with day by day email updates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities are still trying to find a sixth jar, believed to be in Austria (Picture: Charlotte SIEMON \/ AFP via Getty Images) A person has been arrested after rat poison was discovered in jars of HiPP baby food across Europe. 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