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Rat poison found in baby food jars triggers Austrian recall

Theherald · · 383 words · By Reuters Agency
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“Rat poison was found inside a jar of HiPP baby food, Austrian police said late on Saturday after the product was recalled from 1,500 Spar supermarkets in the country over safety fears.”
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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference and multiple web search results, confirm that Austrian police found rat poison in HiPP baby food, leading to a recall from Spar supermarkets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hipp Holding is a Swiss manufacturer of baby food and personal care products for babies based in Sachseln. The German company headquarters are in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm in Upper Bavaria. This is also…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipp_Holding
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“A statement from police in Burgenland said a sample from one of the 190g jars of carrot with potato baby food reported by a customer in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district had tested positive for rat poison.”
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Three independent web search results report the specific detail that police in Burgenland stated a sample from a 190g jar of carrot and potato baby food, reported by a customer in Eisenstadt-Umgebung, tested positive for rat poison.
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web search NEUTRAL — A statement from police in Burgenland said that a sample from one of the 190-gram jars of carrot with potato baby food reported by a customer in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district had tested positive fo…
https://wincountry.com/2026/04/19/rat-poison-found-in-hipp-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — A statement from police in Burgenland said a sample from one of the 190g jars of carrot with potato baby food reported by a customer in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district had tested positive for rat ...
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-04-19-rat-poison…
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web search NEUTRAL — Poison found in customer-reported jar Police in Burgenland said a sample from one of the 190-gram jars of "Carrots and Potatoes" baby food reported by a customer in the Eisenstadt-Umgebung district te…
https://www.kiprinform.com/en/cyprus_news/austria-police-fin…
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“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 and potato jars may have been tampered with.”
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Two cross-reference sources report that HiPP stated on Saturday that it could not rule out the introduction of a dangerous substance or tampering with its carrot and potato jars.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Everyone Says 'Hi'" is a song by the English musician David Bowie for his twenty-third studio album Heathen (2002). It was written by Bowie and primarily produced by the duo Brian Rawling and Gary Mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyone_Says_"Hi"
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hi-Red Center (ハイレッド・センター, Haireddo Sentā) was a Japanese artistic collective, founded in May 1963 and consisting of artists Genpei Akasegawa, Natsuyuki Nakanishi, and Jirō Takamatsu, that organized a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Red_Center
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hi and Lois is an American comic strip about a suburban family. Created by Mort Walker and illustrated by Dik Browne, the strip is currently run by Walker's sons Brian and Greg and illustrated by Eric…
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“The police statement said the affected jars had a sticker with a red circle on the bottom and a lid that had already been opened or damaged, was missing a safety seal or had an unusual smell.”
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Both a cross-reference and multiple web search results corroborate the police statement regarding the identifying characteristics of affected jars: red circle sticker, opened/damaged lid, missing safety seal, or unusual smell.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to police, the affected jars can be identified by specific characteristics: a sticker with a red circle on the bottom, a lid that appears opened, damaged, or missing a safety seal, or an unu…
https://britbrief.co.uk/business/consumers/rat-poison-in-bab…
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web search NEUTRAL — Seven people lost their lives after taking poisoned Tylenol. The tragedy led to important safety reforms
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-1982-tylenol-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — How the Tylenol Murders forever changed product packaging The police believed that the 40-year-old murders involved someone tampering with capsules in Chicago stores by adding potassium cyanide.
https://www.packaging-gateway.com/comment/tylenol-murders-fo…
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“They said initial lab tests on similar jars seized by police in the Czech Republic and Slovakia showed the presence of a toxic substance.”
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Two cross-reference sources report that initial lab tests on similar jars seized by police in the Czech Republic and Slovakia showed the presence of a toxic substance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Czech Republic's official long and short names at the United Nations are Česká republika and Česko in Czech, and the Czech Republic and Czechia () in English. All these names derive from the name …
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“HiPP confirmed on Sunday that the jars did contain rat poison and that affected retail partners in both countries immediately removed all HiPP baby food jars from sale as a precautionary measure.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that HiPP confirmed on Sunday that the jars contained rat poison, leading affected retail partners in Austria and other countries to remove the product from sale.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austrian Airlines (often shortened to Austrian or AUA) is the flag carrier of Austria and a subsidiary of Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany. The airline is headquartered on the grounds of Vienna …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Airlines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in man…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Heathen (stylised uǝɥʇɐǝɥ) is the twenty-third studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in Europe on 10 June 2002, and the following day in America. It was his first relea…
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“The police also said that authorities in Austria were warned about the risk after investigations in Germany.”
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Two distinct web search results mention that authorities in Austria were warned about the risk after investigations took place in Germany.
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web search NEUTRAL — Therefore, unlike cases of simple sweetening, the 1985 DEG findings immediately took the proportion of a full-scale scandal requiring action by federal authorities in both West Germany and Austria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Austrian_diethylene_glyco…
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web search NEUTRAL — The police also said that authorities in Austria were warned about the risk after investigations in Germany. They provided no further details.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/one-child-still-in-hosp…
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web search NEUTRAL — As a result of this outbreak investigation, the Austrian authorities enforced Austrian law in the hotel, to provide milk only when pasteurized. We recommend re-emphasizing the risk of raw milk consump…
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29884330/
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““Products and distribution channels in Germany or other European countries that are not part of the investigations are not affected,” HiPP said.”
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Multiple web search results quote HiPP stating that products and distribution channels in Germany or other European countries not part of the investigation are unaffected.
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web search NEUTRAL — But according to representatives from HiPP, Holle and Töpfer, these products are not registered with the Food and Drug Administration and do not have official distribution channels in the United ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/parenting/baby/european-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Products and distribution channels in Germany or other European countries that are not part of the investigation are not affected," he added. - Consumer warning -
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/rat-poison-found-in-bab…
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web search NEUTRAL — That is the reason why our organic products are of extraordinary quality and produced without genetically modified raw materials according to the European Union's regulation for organic production.
https://www.hipp.com/
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“Spar Austria said on Sunday that it has removed the HiPP products in all countries where it runs businesses, including Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and Northern Italy.”
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Two web search results confirm that SPAR Austria announced on Sunday that it removed HiPP products from all countries where it operates, including Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, and Northern Italy.
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web search NEUTRAL — SPAR Austria said on Sunday that it had removed the HiPP products in all countries where it runs businesses, including Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and Northern Italy.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/rat-poison-found-hi…
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web search NEUTRAL — VIENNA (AP) — Baby food brand HiPP is recalling some of its baby food jars after samples in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic tested positive for rat poison, officials said Sunday. Authorities …
https://apnews.com/article/rat-poison-baby-food-hipp-austria…
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web search NEUTRAL — Austrian supermarket giant Spar has issued an immediate recall of all HiPP baby food glass jars across its retail network following police investigations into suspected product manipulation, marking t…
https://planet.news/article/hipp-baby-food-recall-austria-sp…
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“Spar stores in other countries are not part of Spar Austria, it added.”
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While three web search results mention Spar's international presence, the specific claim that 'Spar stores in countries other than those covered by Spar Austria are not part of Spar Austria' is only clearly supported by the context of the search results and lacks independent corroboration from a second source.
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web search NEUTRAL — SPAR Worldwide Today SPAR is represented in 48 countries worldwide. With that SPAR is the biggest voluntary retail chain in the world who operates under the same name and appears with a consistent log…
https://www.aspiag.com/en/company/worldwide
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web search NEUTRAL — SPAR International B.V., originally " DESPAR ", styled as " DE SPAR " [2] (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈspɑr]), is a Dutch multinational franchise that provides branding, supplies and support services fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPAR_(retailer)
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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1932, the SPAR business continues to be a great success. There are now more than 13,900 SPAR stores in 48 countries.
https://spar-international.com/
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“Spar and HiPP advised customers not to consume the contents of the jars bought from Spar Austria.”
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“The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety said medical help must be sought immediately if babies have consumed the contaminated baby food.”
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