Overview
- HiPP, which recalled all jarred baby food sold through SPAR Austria after Saturday’s test confirmed rat poison in a 190-gram carrots-and-potatoes jar reported by a customer, is offering full refunds without receipts.
- Authorities said initial lab work in the Czech Republic and Slovakia detected toxic substances in seized jars, with Czech prosecutors confirming two positive jars in Brno as retailers removed stock as a precaution.
- German police opened an attempted extortion case tied to HiPP, reporting five tampered jars seized across Austria, Czechia and Slovakia and warning that one more may still be in circulation in Austria.
- Austrian police urged the public to look for a white sticker with a red circle on the base, a damaged or previously opened lid, a spoiled smell, or no popping sound on first opening, and to avoid consuming any suspect jars.
- Health agencies warned the poison acts like a blood thinner that can trigger delayed bleeding two to five days after ingestion and is treated with vitamin K, and officials said no consumption cases have been reported.