Austrian police arrest man after discovery of rat poison in baby food
Key takeaways
- Arrest of 39-year-old comes after Swiss company Hi PP last month issued product recall over tainted baby food jars.
- The Sachseln-based brand later announced it had been contacted by an extortionist seeking to blackmail the company.
- Police in Austria’s eastern state of Burgenland on Sunday confirmed they had arrested a 39-year-old suspect in the case.
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Arrest of 39-year-old comes after Swiss company Hi PP last month issued product recall over tainted baby food jars.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo HIPP baby food on a shelf, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic [File: Stanislav Hodina/AP]By John Power Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026A man has been arrested in Austria over the discovery of rat poison in a popular brand of baby food, according to police.
The arrest comes after the Swiss company Hi PP last month issued a partial recall of its products after authorities found rat poison and an unspecified “toxic additive” in jars of baby food sold in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.