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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 more than 1,000 SPAR supermarkets in the country over safety fears.<\/p>\n
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 had tested positive for rat poison.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Consuming the contents of jars could be life-threatening, HiPP said.<\/p>\n
The police statement said the affected jars had a sticker with a red circle on the bottom of the jar and a lid that had already been opened or damaged or missing a safety seal, or had an unusual smell.<\/p>\n
They said initial lab tests on similar jars seized by police in the Czech Republic and Slovakia showed the presence of a toxic substance. The statement gave no further details.<\/p>\n
The police also said authorities in Austria were warned about the risk following investigations in Germany. They provided no further details.<\/p>\n
HiPP said on Saturday: “According to our current knowledge, this critical situation involves an external criminal interference that affects the SPAR Austria distribution channel.”<\/p>\n
HiPP was not immediately available for comment on Sunday.<\/p>\n
A SPAR spokesperson told Reuters on Saturday that the product recall was a precautionary measure and affected 1,500 stores in Austria, with no impact on outlets \u200celsewhere.<\/p>\n
SPAR and HiPP advised customers not to consume the contents of the jars bought from SPAR Austria. They said \u2060customers would receive a full refund on returned products.<\/p>\n
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