Russia denies rat poison claims in imported HiPP baby food

Parents can breathe easy—Russia's food safety agency found zero evidence of tainted HiPP products. But what sparked the global contamination scare?

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2026 April 21 . 6:08 PM

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Russia's Consumer Watchdog Denies Reports of Rat Poison Found in HiPP Baby Food Imports

Russia denies rat poison claims in imported HiPP baby food

Russia's federal consumer protection agency, Rospotrebnadzor, has dismissed media reports claiming that baby food produced by German manufacturer HiPP—allegedly contaminated with rat poison—had entered the Russian market.

In response to the allegations, the agency emphasized that no official notifications of such incidents had been received from competent authorities of the European Union through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) or the WHO's International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN).

A spokesperson for Rospotrebnadzor also confirmed that the agency had formally requested clarification from HiPP Russia LLC. The company stated that its carrot-potato purée in glass jars, produced at Hipp GmbH & Co. Produktion KG in Germany, is not exported to the Russian Federation.

The watchdog added that it had thoroughly reviewed all available databases for relevant information. Meanwhile, HiPP acknowledged that an investigation is underway following reports of contaminated baby food in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, as reported by Izvestia.