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  "textContent": "Authorities are still searching for a sixth jar, believed to be in Austria (Picture: Charlotte SIEMON / AFP via Getty Images)\n\nA man has been arrested after rat poison was discovered in jars of baby food across Europe.\n\nPolice took a 39-year-old suspect into custody following a contamination scare that triggered recalls in 1,500 supermarkets.\n\nAn investigation was launched when a customer reported that a jar had been tampered with.\n\nThe seized jar of carrots and potatoes flavoured baby food then tested positive for rat poison in the city of Eisenstadt.\n\nAuthorities said five tampered jars were intercepted before they could be eaten.\n\nA seized jar of hip baby food (carrots and potatoes) tested positive for rat poison during an investigation (Picture: Tobias Steinmaurer/APA-Images/Shutterstock)\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nBaby food manufacturer HiPP has taken its jars off the shelves in Austria, Slovakia and Czech Republic.\n\nThe products affected were carrot-and-potato baby food meant for infants as young as five months old and were being sold at SPAR supermarkets in Austria.\n\nAuthorities are still searching for a sixth jar, believed to be in Austria, which has not yet been located.\n\nPolice said affected jars were marked with a white sticker and a red circle on the bottom.\n\nFamilies have also been warned to look out for damaged or open lids, jars missing a safety seal or an unusual or spoiled odour.\n\nHiPP revealed it has been a victim of extortion, adding that someone sent a message to a shared mailbox, prompting them to contact police.\n\nThe company said the products all left their facilities in perfect condition.\n\nThey stressed the recall was precautionary and not a result of a manufacturing fault.\n\nStore bosses have pledged to hand a full refund to customers who return the products.\n\nAnyone who has purchased any of the suspect jars has been advised to thoroughly wash their hands.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Man arrested after jars of baby food found contaminated with rat poison"
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