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

Police in Austria have urged people to be vigilant after a sample of HiPP baby food was found to contain rat poison. Police in the eastern region of Burgenland said the poisoned jar of carrot and potato purée had been reported by a customer and that their baby had fortunately not consumed the food. The jar had apparently been tampered with, police...

Police in Austria have urged people to be vigilant after a sample of HiPP baby food was found to contain rat poison.

Police in the eastern region of Burgenland said the poisoned jar of carrot and potato purée had been reported by a customer and that their baby had fortunately not consumed the food.

The jar had apparently been tampered with, police said. Authorities believe at least one more poisoned jar is in circulation and have issued guidance on how to recognise tampered jars.

They have not confirmed that the cases involve an alleged extortion attempt. But the police statement said the warning had come from German investigators and tampered jars had also been seized in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.