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Man arrested in Austria after rat poison found in baby food jars
Key takeaways
- Two weeks ago, a jar of carrot and potato purée was found to contain the poison in the eastern state of Burgenland, prompting manufacturer Hi PP to recall an entire range of its products.
- A total of five contaminated jars were safely recovered in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia before they could be consumed.
- Austria's Die Presse newspaper reported that an email demanding €2m (£1.73m) had not been noticed by HiPP until after the ransom deadline expired.
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Henri Astier AFP via Getty Images File photo of a Hi PP carrot and potato baby food jar A 39-year-old man has been arrested in Austria in connection with a case in which rat poison was found in jars of baby food, police say.
Two weeks ago, a jar of carrot and potato purée was found to contain the poison in the eastern state of Burgenland, prompting manufacturer Hi PP to recall an entire range of its products.
A total of five contaminated jars were safely recovered in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia before they could be consumed.
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