Poison

Austria police find rat poison in HiPP baby food jar after nationwide recall

HIPP had said on Saturday it could not be ruled out that a dangerous substance was introduced into the product and that its HiPP Vegetable Carrot with Potato jars may have been tampered with.

Police in Austria said late on Saturday that rat poison was found inside a jar of HiPP baby food, following a recall of the product from more than 1,000 SPAR supermarkets in the country over safety fears.
French flag and court gavel in this illustration taken November 5, 2025.

French appeals court rules that Algerian nanny who poisoned Jewish family not antisemitic

ENTERING THE emergency room at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

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Amid Aroma poisoning: How dangerous is ingesting degreaser?

A 50-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after drinking cold turmeric tea into which someone accidentally put a degreasing solution.

Toxic chemicals

Roman Abramovich, Ukrainian negotiators poisoned in Kyiv talks - WSJ report

Russian-Israeli oligarch Roman Abramovich and the Ukrainian negotiating team were reportedly poisoned during talks in Ukraine in early March.

 Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich walks past the High Court in London on November 16, 2011.

Arab-Israeli couple dead from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

Abed and Atef Husri most likely died due to carbon dioxide poisoning from a charcoal oven that was left turned on.

 An MDA ambulance is seen outside the Jadeidi-Makr house on January 22, 2021

Wildlife poisoning bill passes first reading with Joint List MK support

The bill passed 59-50, with support coming from Joint List MK Osama Saadi. Likud MK Gila Gamliel, who previously served as environmental protection minister, did not show up to vote.

Several tons of tar which floated onto Israel's shores from an unknown source have already caused massive damage to local wildlife, and threaten to contaminate the local groundwater.

Bill proposed to crack down on Israeli wildlife poisoning

SPNI: The bill is a step in the right direction, but more must be done to address the root of the issue: an imbalanced ecosystem with an abundance of predators.

Nature and Parks Authority investigators discovered the remains of nine endangered vultures in southern Israel after they were poisoned and killed, October 24, 2021

More endangered Israeli vultures found poisoned to death in the South

This brings the number of killed vultures to 12, effectively cutting the Israeli population down by 6%.

An endangered vulture is found dead from poisoning in Israel's South, on October 27, 2021.

Endangered Israeli vultures killed in malicious poisoning attack

The carcasses of 9 vultures, accounting for almost 5% of Israel's vulture population, were discovered in southern Israel on Sunday afternoon after they ingested poisoned goat meat.

Nature and Parks Authority investigators discovered the remains of nine endangered vultures in southern Israel after they were poisoned and killed, October 24, 2021

European court rules Russia was behind Litvinenko killing

Alexander Litvinenko, an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who fled Russia, was poisoned in London in 2006.

 Alexander Litvinenko, then an officer of Russia's state security service FSB, attends a news conference in Moscow in this November 17, 1998

Researchers learn from bones about the effects of lead

A study tested bones from throughout human history to check the levels of lead concentration in different eras.

 Illustrative image of human bones

Dangerous pesticide sprayed in Sacher Park - investigation

The highly dangerous herbicide, Doctlon, which is outlawed for use in public areas, was sprayed on park grounds, according to the complaint.

PEOPLE FROM various religious and cultural backgrounds listen to classical music during the Mekudeshet 2016 Festival, in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park.