Skip next section Vile found on Easter egg hunt does not contain Polonium 210, officials say April 6, 2026 Vile found on Easter egg hunt does not contain Polonium 210, officials say Officials in Germany's southern state of Baden-Württemberg have cautiously affirmed that a vial labelled "Polonium 210" found during an Easter egg hunt does not contain the potentially deadly substance. According to the Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Polonium-210 is particularly dangerous if inhaled or absorbed through the skin through open wounds. The substance was notably used in the 2006 assasination of Alexander Litvinenko , a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former intelligence officer. On Sunday, two men in the town of Vaihingen an der Enz, north-west of Stuttgart, found the vial with the label "Polonium 210" in a garden, during an Easter egg hunt. Authorities said  the two men were unharmed by handling the vile. Firefighters examined the bottle and its contents.…