Rat poison found in baby food, extortion suspected.

David Ehl   DW21 April 2026
“HiPP is the victim of blackmail” — this is what the press release from the major German baby food manufacturer says.

Over the weekend, jars of baby food contaminated with rat poison were found in Austria, Czechia and Slovakia.

Austria’s food safety agency AGES issued a warning, and at least one supermarket chain initiated a recall.