It's met with poison for rats in children's food. PP, arrested a person in Austria - suspected of deliberately throwing it away

According to the prosecutor at Eisenstad, the suspect is accused of interfering with scattered products in several countries, while other details of his identity and motives have not been made public.

Authorities confirmed that five contaminated jars have been discovered in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

In one of them, about 15 micrograms of venom per mouse were found in a jar of 190 grams of carrots and potatoes.

An additional investigation is under way for a second suspected jar, while company Hi PP stressed that the incident does not relate to its production processes, but is the result of an external criminal intervention “, the TCh reports. Periscope.

The company announced that it had received a threatening e-mail last week from the suspect person, demanding money in exchange for stopping the contamination.

After receiving the message, the HiPP immediately notified the police and activated an internal crisis management team.

Authorities and the company have not made public the exact demands of blackmailers, while investigations continue to determine whether there are other products affected and to ensure consumer safety. /Periscope

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