Toothpicks, sewing needle among ‘foreign objects’ found inside Halloween candy in Durham
Posted November 7, 2023 11:10 am.
Last Updated November 7, 2023 1:33 pm.
Durham Regional Police say they’ve received reports of “foreign objects” being discovered inside Halloween candy in Pickering and Oshawa — the latest in what has emerged as a concerning trend in Toronto and the GTA.
The police force received two reports of dangerous objects located inside the candies handed out on the night of October 31. A spokesperson tells CityNews 680 that the objects include toothpicks, a staple, and a sewing needle.
The Halloween candies were collected in the areas of Geta Circle and Pickering Parkway in Pickering and Galahad Drive and Gladfern Street in Oshawa.
No injuries were reported.
“[Durham police] would like to remind all parents to check their children’s Halloween candies thoroughly prior to any consumption,” a spokesperson wrote in a news release.
“If any candy seems suspicious, contains material that is not original to the product, or has been opened or tampered with, please do not eat it.”
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The latest update in Durham Region follows separate incidents of dangerous objects found inside Halloween candy.
Over the weekend, Peel Regional Police confirmed a second report of a needle found lodged in a chocolate bar that was handed out while trick-or-treating in Mississauga.
Toronto police said on Sunday it had been notified of an apparent case of Halloween candy tampering where a nail was reportedly found in a chocolate bar.
