"HiPP is the victim of blackmail" — this is what the press release from the major German baby food manufacturer says. Over the weekend, jars of baby food contaminated with rat poison were found in Austria and two neighboring countries. Austria's food safety agency AGES issued a warning, and at least one supermarket chain initiated a recall. The focus now is to find out who did it. What's known about the current case? The prosecution is investigating attempted blackmail, police in the Germany city of Ingolstadt told DW on Monday. The Ingolstadt unit is responsible because HiPP is based in the nearby town of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm. Police said five jars had been found across three countries. The first jar was discovered near Eisenstadt in Burgenland, Austria 's easternmost province. Initial tests showed that the 190-gram jar of carrot with potato had been contaminated with rat poison. Police are still looking for a second contaminated jar they suspect in the same region.…