Authorities set a deadline of 27/4 for the importer to report the total quantity of goods imported, sold, and in stock for comprehensive handling. The product under urgent warning is the 190 gram jar named HiPP Vegetable Carrot with Potato. The regulatory agency instructed the distribution company to immediately contact customers to recall the defective batch, as per the manufacturer's notice.
Expanding the scope of control, the Ministry of Health requested provincial health departments to quickly review all registration and self-declared quality documents for this brand in the market.
Online, e-commerce platforms and retail websites must coordinate with partners to immediately remove advertising images and cease selling the suspicious product.
The regulatory agency will strictly handle establishments deliberately violating the sales ban. Parents should proactively check their children's food cupboards and dispose of all batches on the warning list to protect children's health.
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According to the manufacturer, the potentially affected batch is "Mixed Vegetable Jar Carrot and Potato (190 gram type)". *Photo: APA*. |
This action comes as HiPP baby food products were recalled from 1,500 SPAR supermarket chain stores in Austria. Burgenland state police reported that tests on samples from 190 gram carrot and potato baby food jars tested positive for rat poison.
In a press release on 18/4, HiPP, the German-Swiss baby food manufacturer, did not rule out the possibility that the poison had been introduced into the product through "external interference" after the goods left the factory. The company warned that consuming the food inside the product could directly threaten a child's life.
According to investigators, interfered products are marked with a white sticker featuring a red circle on the bottom of the jar. Jar lids show signs of being pried open, damaged, or having a broken safety seal. The food inside has an unusual smell. The incident was discovered after a customer reported a jar with signs of unauthorized tampering. This food jar had not been used, so no casualties were recorded.
According to the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), the active ingredient in rat poison can cause blood clotting disorders. Potential symptoms include bleeding gums, nosebleeds, skin bruising, or blood in stool. If parents notice these symptoms in children after consuming HiPP food, they should immediately take the child to a medical facility for examination.
The HiPP incident occurs as the baby food market has just experienced tremors earlier this year. In january and february, two corporations, Nestle and Danone, also had to recall powdered milk in over 60 countries after many children showed symptoms of poisoning due to Cereulide toxin, a type of toxin not destroyed by cooking temperatures.
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