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The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) writes on their website that there are suspicions that Hipp's fruit purée with banana and apricot may contain Colstridium Botulinum, following an outbreak of illness in Denmark.

They are now recommending that all parents who have bought jars marked L35655, with a use-by date of 31.12.08 should throw them away.

"NFSA recommends that the Norwegian importers withdraw the jars of fruit purée in question, and the importers have themselves initiated this work," says Annette Haugane, section leader of NFSA at the district office for Oslo.

"Do you know how much of the product has been sold or is still left in the shops?"

"No, we don't have a full overview," says Haugane.

The Danish Food Safety Authority has sent the fruit purée for test ananlysis, and a final confirmation as to whether the food is poisonous will come at the end of the week. Clostridium Botulinum is considered very poisonous even in small doses.

The symptoms normally start from 18 to 36 hours after being consumed. Most children become nauseous, vomit and have diarrhea. In the worst instance, children who have eaten the food can experience muscel paralysis and die.