--- title: "HiPP formula recall: the status in every market" description: "Is any HiPP formula recalled? The status in the US, Canada, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, checked every week against the official lists." url: https://milkatlas.com/safety/recalls/ language: en dateModified: 2026-10-08 --- Safety · a living page, checked weekly # HiPP recalls and safety notices Written by [Kseniia P.](https://milkatlas.com/about/kseniia/) and [Tatum G.](https://milkatlas.com/about/tatum/) Written with AI assistance. Published 8 October 2026 Medically reviewed [Dr. Jill Palko](https://milkatlas.com/medical-review/) · MD, FACOG · [Registration NPI 1093033011](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1093033011) · 9 October 2026 Next review due 9 October 2027 ## The answer Status as of 18 September 2026 · next check 25 September 2026 No HiPP formula is under an active recall in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany or the Netherlands, according to each country's official recall list on 18 September 2026. In April 2026 HiPP recalled the baby food jars sold at SPAR in Austria after a criminal tampered with some of them; that recall ended in May and no formula was part of it. HiPP says its formula was also not part of the cereulide recalls of other brands that began in December 2025. ## Key takeaways - No HiPP formula is under an active recall in any market this page covers, and the table below links each official list. - The 2026 recall of HiPP jars in Austria followed criminal tampering, not a fault at the factory, and it has ended. - HiPP says its formula was not part of the cereulide recalls, because its ARA oil comes from a supplier those recalls did not touch. - The last recall of a HiPP formula in the UK was in 2019, for a label that did not declare fish oil. - Compare the batch code on your tin with any notice for your country, not only the product name. ## In this series - [Buying HiPP in North America · hub]() - [HiPP recalls and safety notices · guide]() - [Where to buy HiPP in the United States · guide]() ## Is any HiPP formula recalled right now? **HiPP formula, status by market** | Market | Status | Official list | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | No active recall | [FDA recalls](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts) | | Canada | No active recall | [Health Canada recalls](https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en) | | United Kingdom | No active recall | [FSA food alerts](https://alerts.food.gov.uk/) | | Germany | No active recall | [lebensmittelwarnung.de](https://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de/DE/Home/home_node.html) | | Netherlands | No active recall | [NVWA safety warnings](https://www.nvwa.nl/actueel/veiligheidswaarschuwingen) | Last checked 18 Sept 2026; the next check is due 25 September 2026. A recall is listed here when an official list names a HiPP formula. Each row is checked against that country's official list of recalls: the FDA's, Health Canada's, the FSA's food alerts, Germany's food-warning portal and the NVWA's safety warnings. (Source 6) (Source 7) (Source 8) (Source 9) (Source 10) On the last check, none of them named a HiPP formula. Evidence · Regulation The status comes from the authorities' own recall lists on the date under the table, never from what a seller or HiPP says. ## What happened with HiPP jars in Austria in 2026? HiPP was the target of extortion: police found that individual HiPP baby food jars in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia had been tampered with using rat poison. (Source 1) On 17 April 2026 HiPP recalled, as a precaution, every HiPP baby food jar bought at SPAR in Austria, and a tampered jar was found during the recall. (Source 1) Austria's food agency, AGES, lists the recall from the next day and describes the mark on tampered jars: a white sticker with a red circle on the base of the glass. (Source 2) A suspect was arrested on 2 May 2026, and on 5 May HiPP ended the recall and its jars went back on sale at SPAR. (Source 1) The recall covered baby food jars only. HiPP says its German range was not affected, and that the jars left its factory in good condition. (Source 1) Evidence · Regulation The recall itself is on the Austrian food agency's list; the arrest, the end of the recall and the German range are HiPP's own statements. ## Was HiPP formula part of the cereulide recalls? From December 2025 several makers recalled infant formulas whose ARA oil, a fatty acid added to formula, contained cereulide, a toxin made by the bacterium *Bacillus cereus*. (Source 3) HiPP says none of its formulas were affected. It buys ARA oil only from a European supplier those recalls did not touch, and uses it only in its PRE, Stage 1, Comfort and AR formulas. (Source 3) The European Food Safety Authority published guidance on safe levels of cereulide on 2 February 2026. (Source 3) Evidence · Manufacturer claim That HiPP's formulas were not affected is HiPP's statement. It matches the official lists this page checks, none of which name a HiPP formula. ## Has HiPP formula been recalled before? **HiPP recalls named in official notices** | Product | Market | Batch | Best before | Notice | Why | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HiPP Organic 7+ months Vegetable Lasagne, 190 g jar | United Kingdom | B49311 | 31 January 2027 | [24 April 2026](https://data.food.gov.uk/food-alerts/id/FSA-AA-23-2026.json) | Celery (celeriac) not emphasised on the label | | Every HiPP baby food jar bought at SPAR | Austria | Every batch | Any date | [18 April 2026](https://www.ages.at/mensch/produktwarnungen-produktrueckrufe/produkt/hipp-gemueseglaeschen-karotte-mit-kartoffel-190-gramm) · Ended 5 May 2026 | Criminal tampering; HiPP recalled the whole jar range at SPAR as a precaution | | HiPP Organic Combiotic First Infant Milk Starter Pack, 6 × 90 ml | United Kingdom | L-099191, L-162192, L-186191 | 9 January 2020, 11 March 2020, 5 April 2020 | [11 December 2019](https://data.food.gov.uk/food-alerts/id/FSA-AA-105-2019.json) | Fish oil not declared | Batch codes and dates as each notice lists them. Where a notice covered every batch, so does this table. In the UK, HiPP recalled its Organic Combiotic First Infant Milk Starter Pack of ready-made bottles in December 2019, because the label did not declare fish oil, a risk for a baby with a fish allergy; the notice named three batches, all in the table above. (Source 4) In April 2026 the FSA also published HiPP's recall of one batch of its 7+ months Vegetable Lasagne jar, because the label did not emphasise celery, an allergen. (Source 5) Evidence · Regulation Every row of the table comes from an official notice: Austria's food agency, the FSA's food alerts and the FDA's recalls. ## What has happened, and when? 1. 18 Sept 2026 Weekly check, no change No official list in the five countries names a HiPP formula. 2. 5 May 2026 The Austrian recall ends HiPP jars are back on sale at SPAR in Austria. 3. 2 May 2026 A suspect is arrested Investigators in the tampering case arrest a man. 4. 24 Apr 2026 UK jar recall for an allergen label HiPP recalls one batch of its 7+ months Vegetable Lasagne jar. 5. 17 Apr 2026 HiPP recalls its jars at SPAR Austria After criminal tampering with rat poison; baby food jars only. 6. 2 Feb 2026 EFSA guidance on cereulide Safe levels set after other makers' formula recalls; HiPP says its formula was not affected. 7. 11 Dec 2019 UK starter pack recall HiPP recalls its First Infant Milk Starter Pack because fish oil was not declared. Every entry comes from the notices and statements listed under Sources. (Source 1) (Source 3) (Source 4) (Source 4) (Source 5) ## What should you check on your tin? 1. **Seal** · The foil or inner bag is sealed and undamaged, and a jar's lid is drawn in and pops when you open it. 2. **Batch code** · Printed on the base of the tin or box. Notices name batches, so compare the code, not only the product name. 3. **Best-before date** · Printed day first, so 03.11.2026 is 3 November 2026. 4. **Anything unusual** · A smell, colour or clumping you have not seen before is a reason to stop and contact the seller. HiPP asks parents always to check that a pack is intact, and a jar's vacuum seal in particular, and not to use a product that shows anything unusual. (Source 1) The Austrian agency gave the same advice during the jar recall. (Source 2) Our view Buy from a seller that prints the batch code on the packing slip or the order page: when a notice lists batches, you can check yours without opening the box. *The base of a Dutch tin: the best-before date on the first line, day first, and the batch details under it.* ## How do you hear when the status changes? Email One email when the status of HiPP formula changes in a market we cover. No newsletter, no offers. The page is checked every week, on the date under the status table, and a change to any status is logged in the corrections at the bottom of this page. ## Questions parents ask ### Has HiPP formula ever been recalled in the US? Not by HiPP, which does not sell in the United States. No HiPP formula is under an active recall there: on 18 September 2026 the FDA's recall list, which this page reads weekly, named none. ### Is any HiPP formula recalled right now? No. On 18 September 2026 none of the official lists in the five countries this page covers named a HiPP formula. ### Was the 2026 recall in Austria about formula? No. It covered HiPP baby food jars bought at SPAR in Austria, after a criminal tampered with jars there and in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The recall ended on 5 May 2026. ### Were HiPP formulas part of the cereulide recalls? HiPP says not. The recalls from December 2025 concerned formulas whose ARA oil contained cereulide; HiPP says its ARA comes from a supplier those recalls did not touch. ### How do I know if my tin is affected? Find your country in the status table and open its official list. A recall notice names the product and its batch codes. If a notice names your product, compare the batch code printed on the base of your tin or box with the codes listed; a tin whose code is not listed is not part of that recall. ### How often is this page checked? Every week. The date of the last check and of the next one are under the status table, and a change in any market is logged in the corrections. ### Will milkatlas email me if HiPP formula is recalled? Only if you sign up on this page. You then get one email when the status of HiPP formula changes in a market we cover, and nothing else: no newsletter and no offers. ### Where can I report a problem with a tin? Contact the seller you bought it from and HiPP's parent service, and keep the tin and its batch code until they reply. ## Sources How this page was checked - Sources verified · 18 Sept 2026 - External links · opened and read 18 Sept 2026 - Editorial review · 18 Sept 2026 - Next scheduled check · 25 Sept 2026 1. [HiPP Germany, HiPP Babynahrung: Rückruf in Österreich abgeschlossen](https://www.hipp.de/aktuelles-rueckruf-glaeschen) · the extortion case, the recall at SPAR Austria, the arrest on 2 May and the end of the recall on 5 May 2026; the German range not affected · fetched 18 September 2026 2. [AGES, product warning for HiPP Gemüsegläschen Karotte mit Kartoffel 190 Gramm](https://www.ages.at/mensch/produktwarnungen-produktrueckrufe/produkt/hipp-gemueseglaeschen-karotte-mit-kartoffel-190-gramm) · the recall at SPAR Austria from 18 April 2026, and the mark on tampered jars · fetched 18 September 2026 3. [HiPP, statement on the current recall of certain infant formulas](https://www.hipp.com/statement-from-hipp-regarding-the-current-recall-of-certain-infant-formulas/) · cereulide in ARA oil; HiPP formula not affected; the EFSA guidance of 2 February 2026 · fetched 18 September 2026 4. [FSA, food alert FSA-AA-105-2019](https://data.food.gov.uk/food-alerts/id/FSA-AA-105-2019.html) · HiPP Organic Combiotic First Infant Milk Starter Pack, fish oil not declared, 11 December 2019 · fetched 18 September 2026 5. [FSA, food alert FSA-AA-23-2026](https://data.food.gov.uk/food-alerts/id/FSA-AA-23-2026.json) · HiPP Organic 7+ months Vegetable Lasagne jar, batch B49311, celery not emphasised, 24 April 2026 · fetched 18 September 2026 6. [FDA, recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts) · no HiPP formula listed on the check date · fetched 18 September 2026 7. [Health Canada, recalls and safety alerts](https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en) · no result for HiPP on the check date · fetched 18 September 2026 8. [FSA, food alerts and recalls](https://alerts.food.gov.uk/) · the two HiPP alerts above, and none for a formula since 2019 · fetched 18 September 2026 9. [lebensmittelwarnung.de, the German federal and state food-warning portal](https://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de/DE/Home/home_node.html) · no warning for HiPP on the check date · fetched 18 September 2026 10. [NVWA, safety warnings](https://www.nvwa.nl/actueel/veiligheidswaarschuwingen) · no current warning for HiPP on the check date · fetched 18 September 2026 **Corrections (0)** None since this page was published. [How we correct mistakes](https://milkatlas.com/corrections/)