{"id":2595071,"date":"2026-04-25T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rat-poison-found-in-baby-food-jars-leads-to-total-recall\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:22:20","slug":"rat-poison-found-in-baby-food-jars-leads-to-total-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rat-poison-found-in-baby-food-jars-leads-to-total-recall\/","title":{"rendered":"Rat Poison Found in Baby Food Jars Leads to Total Recall"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frat-poison-found-in-baby-food-jars-leads-to-total-recall%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595071&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Authorities in several Central European countries pulled HiPP baby food from shelves after rat poison was found in some jars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Associated press reports that a contaminated 190-gram jar meant for 5-month-olds (carrots and potatoes) tested positive for poison, with samples from Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic involved. The first positive test was on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Actions were taken across Austria, slovakia, and the Czech Republic to remove affected jars; Slovenia began preemptively withdrawing HiPP products from Spar and other supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Austrian authorities were also searching for a second possibly poisoned jar, possibly sold in Eisenstadt. Investigations consider the case to involve intentional endangerment of the public, though HiPP says the recall is precautionary and not due to a defect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Suspect jars are likely to have a white sticker with a red circle on the bottom,and signs include a damaged\/open lid or an unusual smell.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The poison is bromadiolone, which can cause bleeding and bruising; symptoms may appear two to five days after ingestion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; HiPP stated the recall covers all HiPP baby food sold at Austria\u2019s SPAR stores as a precaution and that the jars left the production facility in perfect condition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The report credits The Associated press, with Grieshaber and Stanislav Hodina contributing from Prague.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<header> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tNews\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>HIPP baby food sitting on a shelf in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic on April 19, 2026. (Stanislav Hodina \/ AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t&nbsp;By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a>  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>  \t\t\t<span> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t&nbsp;April 25, 2026 at 8:00am\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Countries across Central Europe pulled baby food off the shelves Monday after rat poison was discovered in some jars of the HiPP brand over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Austria &lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >health minister told parents<\/a>, kindergartens and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-announces-statewide-vaccine-mandate-for-california-healthcare-workers\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom Announces Statewide Vaccine Mandate For California ...care Workers\">day care centers<\/a> to use utmost caution when feeding young children HiPP.<\/p>\n<p>The company recalled some of its baby food jars because samples there as well as in Slovakia and the Czech Republic tested positive for rat poison.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities believe tampering occurred in 190-gram (6.7-ounce) jars of baby food made with carrots and potatoes for 5-month-old children that were sold at SPAR supermarkets in Austria. The first sample tested positive on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Austrian authorities said they were searching for a second jar of baby food that may have poison. It may have been sold at a Spar supermarket in the eastern town of Eisenstadt, Austrian news agency APA reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is deeply disturbing that someone is apparently willing to endanger the health of babies for criminal motives,&rdquo; Health Minister Korinna Schumann told APA.<\/p>\n<p>Slovakia and Czech Republic take action<\/p>\n<p>In the Czech Republic, two jars of HiPP baby food that tested positive for the poison were found in a store in the city of Brno. The state prosecution in Brno confirmed the find but did not give further details, citing a police investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Germany-based HiPP said that besides Czechia, contaminated jars were discovered in Slovakia. The company said that &ldquo;retail partners in both countries have already removed all jars of HiPP baby food from sale as a precaution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Slovak police said they were investigating suspicious jars from a store in the city of Dunajska Streda.<\/p>\n<p>Slovenia began preemptively withdrawing all HiPP products from shelves of Spar and other supermarkets, its health inspectorate said.<\/p>\n<p>Austrian authorities also reached out to Hungarian officials, saying a poisoned jar may have been purchased by people living in the border region near Eisenstadt.<\/p>\n<p>Poisoned jars likely have white sticker with a red circle<\/p>\n<p>Burgenland Police in Austria said the suspicious products likely have a white sticker with a red circle on the bottom of the jar. Other warning signs include a damaged or opened lid and an unusual or spoiled smell. There might not be a popping noise when the jar is first opened.<\/p>\n<p>The Burgenland public prosecutor&rsquo;s office was investigating the case as &ldquo;intentional endangerment of the public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>HiPP last week said the recall &ldquo;is not due to any product or quality defect on our part. The jars left our HiPP facility in perfect condition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>HiPP said it was recalling all of its baby food jars sold at Austria&rsquo;s SPAR supermarkets &mdash; which include SPAR, EUROSPAR, INTERSPAR and Maximarkt stores &mdash; in Austria as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>Rat poison typically includes bromadiolone, which prevents blood from clotting, according to the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety.<\/p>\n<p>Ingesting rat poison could lead to bleeding gums and nosebleeds as well as bruising and blood in the stool.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms could appear two to five days after ingestion, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>In Prague, Ester Svetlik Danelova, who is currently on maternity leave, told The Associated Press that &ldquo;the situation is worrying,&rdquo; for her family.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have three kids, and we definitely use this (baby food) throughout their lives,&rdquo; she said, adding that &ldquo;on the bright side, it means I cook more at home now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash;&mdash;&mdash;<\/p>\n<p>Grieshaber reported from Berlin. Associated Press journalist Stanislav Hodina contributed from Prague.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harrison-ford-announces-end-of-iconic-character-i-need-to-sit-down-and-rest-a-little-bit\/\" title=\"Harrison Ford retires iconic character, needs rest.\">normal editorial standards<\/a>. 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