Rat ⁠poison was found inside a jar of HiPP baby food, Austrian police said after the product was recalled from 1,500 SPAR supermarkets in the country over safety fears.

The brand warned on Saturday that consuming the purées may be potentially "life-threatening".

The band warned on Saturday that consuming the purées many be potentially "life-threatening".

The band warned on Saturday that consuming the purées many be potentially "life-threatening".

The band warned on Saturday that consuming the purées many be potentially "life-threatening".

VIENNA: Austrian police have found rat poison in a baby food jar, they said late Saturday (Apr 18), in a probe that has seen the supplier recall the line over suspected tampering.The Germany-based HiPP brand announced the recall at SPAR supermarkets in Austria late Friday over the possibility that "a hazardou

VIENNA: Austrian police have found rat poison in a baby food jar, they said late Saturday (Apr 18), in a probe that has seen the supplier recall the line over suspected tampering.The Germany-based HiPP brand announced the recall at SPAR supermarkets in Austria late Friday over the possibility that "a hazardou

Austrian police said late last night that rat poison was found in a jar of HiPP baby food, prompting the product to be withdrawn from more than 1,000 SPAR supermarkets in the country.

Police said that 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.

The product was recalled, affecting 1,500 stores in Austria. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Germany-based HiPP had recalled the jars, suggesting they were tampered with. The contaminated jars were also found in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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.