Recently, after poison was found in a baby food in Austria, it has been immediately recalled.
As reported by Austrian police on Saturday, rat poison was found inside a jar of HiPP baby food and the product was withdrawn from 1,500 SPAR supermarkets in the country due to safety fears.
A statement from police in Burgenland said a sample from one of the 190-gram jars of carrots with potato baby food reported by a customer in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district had tested positive for rat poison.
HiPP, on the other hand, said on Saturday that it could not be ruled out that a hazardous substance had been added to the product and that the jar of potatoes along with its HiPP Vegetable Carrots might have been tampered with.
HiPP stated that consuming the material could be life threatening.
The affected jars had a sticker with a red circle on the bottom and a lid that was already open or damaged or had a safety seal missing, or had an unusual odor, the police statement said.
He said preliminary laboratory tests on similar jars seized by police in the Czech Republic and Slovakia showed the presence of a toxic substance, while the statement gave no further details.
HiPP confirmed reuters It was reported on Sunday that the jars contained rat poison and retail partners in both affected countries immediately removed all Hypp baby food jars from sale as a precaution.
Police also said that authorities in Austria had been warned about the risk following an investigation in Germany.
“Products and distribution channels in Germany or other European countries that are not part of the investigation will not be affected,” HiPP said.
HiPP said on Saturday: “According to our current knowledge, this serious situation involves external criminal interference that affects the SPAR Austria distribution channel.”
SPAR Austria said on Sunday it had removed HiPP products in all countries where it runs business, including Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and northern Italy.
It states that SPAR stores in other countries are not part of SPAR Austria.
SPAR and HiPP advised customers not to consume the contents of jars purchased from SPAR Austria
Police advised customers to wash their hands thoroughly after coming in contact with the jars.
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety said babies should seek medical attention immediately if they consume contaminated baby food.
Additionally, HiPP said all customers will receive a full refund on returned products.
