Major food companies in Italy and Denmark have received letters containing an unidentified powder and written threats requesting they pay money or risk having their products poisoned, authorities said Wednesday. Add Denmark as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Denmark news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Add InterestDanish police said the letters in Denmark contained "a hazardous substance" and were sent from Belgium. Danish broadcaster DR said letters also have been sent to food processing companies in Belgium, Germany, Austria and Britain. The letters in Denmark threatened to infect the companies' products if they did not pay 30,000 euros ($33,735), Danish media said.

Source: ABC News April 24, 2019 09:04 UTC