Ontario police forces receive more reports of objects in Halloween candy
Posted November 6, 2017 11:00 am.
Last Updated November 6, 2017 11:03 am.
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BARRIE, Ont. — Police in Barrie say they’ve received another report of Halloween candy that was tampered with — this time a Tootsie Roll with a metal object in it.
Last week, Barrie police had said analysis of a pill found in a Tootsie Roll identified it as melatonin, a supplement to counter the effects of jet lag.
And police in Hamilton say they’re investigating after a child received a chocolate bar containing a sewing needle.
There have been other reports of tainted candy in Ontario this Halloween.
In the Waterloo region, police said on Friday that an 11-year-old Cambridge, Ont., girl underwent surgery after eating a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup that contained a metal object.
And police in the southwestern Ontario communities of London, Windsor and Chatham say they’ve also received reports of needles in Halloween candy.
