Toronto police are investigating two separate reports of pins and needles found in Halloween candy in the city's east end.
Toronto police say sewing needles and pins were found in commercially packaged Halloween candy collected by children in the Upper Beaches and Leslieville. No injuries have been reported. Police are asking residents to inspect Halloween candy before it is eaten.
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Toronto police say they are investigating two separate reports of sewing needles and pins found in commercially packaged Halloween candy collected by children in the city's east end. No injuries have been reported and police say none of the sharp objects were consumed.
Lucas Casaletto of CityNews Toronto reported the update on November 3. The two incidents involve candy collected on Halloween night in different neighbourhoods.
In the first incident, a sewing needle and a pin were found in two separate pieces of candy collected in the area of Main Street and Swanwick Avenue in the Upper Beaches. In the second, two pins were found in two separate pieces of candy collected in the area of Gerrard Street East and Jones Avenue in Leslieville.
Toronto police say investigators have determined that the trick-or-treating routes associated with the two reports did not overlap. Police say the incidents appear to be unrelated.
The investigation began after a Toronto family said they found sharp objects in candy collected while trick-or-treating in the Main Street area. Family member Mariko Kawano told CityNews the family found multiple sharp objects inside candy, including a sewing needle and straight pins. The family reported the incident to police.
CTV News Toronto reported that another Toronto resident, Barry Horn, told CP24 he found objects inside a KitKat bar and a Tunnock's candy on Sunday morning. Horn said his son opened a KitKat and found a sewing needle inside. CTV News reported that a police spokesperson said: "If residents have concerns about candy collected while trick-or-treating, we encourage them to inspect it carefully. If anything unusual or concerning is found, please contact police."
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency told CTV News that suspected tampering involving Halloween candy is uncommon. The agency says anyone who finds a foreign object in candy should not eat it or allow others to eat it, should contact local police, and should keep the candy, the object and the original packaging for investigators.
Police say no additional reports of contaminated candy have been received since the November 3 update.
A separate investigation is underway in Durham Region after sewing needles were allegedly found in Halloween candy collected by children in Oshawa over the same weekend. Toronto police have not said the Oshawa report is connected to either Toronto incident.
Toronto police are urging all residents to carefully inspect Halloween candy before children eat it. Anyone who finds anything unusual or concerning in candy should contact Toronto Police Service.
Questions this story answers
What did Toronto police find in Halloween candy?
According to CityNews Toronto, investigators say sewing needles and pins were found in commercially packaged Halloween candy collected by children on Halloween night in two separate east-end neighbourhoods. In the Upper Beaches, a sewing needle and a pin were found in two separate pieces of candy. In Leslieville, two pins were found in two separate pieces of candy. No injuries have been reported and police say none of the sharp objects were consumed.
Where were the incidents?
CityNews Toronto reported that the two incidents involved candy collected in separate areas. The first was in the Upper Beaches, in the area of Main Street and Swanwick Avenue. The second was in Leslieville, in the area of Gerrard Street East and Jones Avenue. Toronto police say the trick-or-treating routes associated with the two reports did not overlap, and investigators believe the incidents are unrelated.
Who first reported the Upper Beaches incident?
CityNews Toronto reported that the investigation began after a Toronto family said they found sharp objects in Halloween candy collected by a child while trick-or-treating in the Main Street area. Family member Mariko Kawano told CityNews the family found multiple sharp objects hidden inside candy, including a sewing needle and straight pins. The family reported the incident to Toronto police.
Have there been any injuries?
CityNews Toronto reported that no injuries have been reported and that police say none of the sharp objects were consumed. Toronto police also said no additional reports of contaminated candy had been received at the time of their November 3 update.
Are the two incidents connected?
Toronto police say the two incidents appear to be unrelated. Investigators determined that the trick-or-treating routes associated with the two separate reports did not overlap, which led police to conclude the events are separate.
Is this connected to any incidents outside Toronto?
CityNews Toronto reported that Durham Region police are separately investigating a report from Oshawa, where sewing needles were allegedly found in Halloween candy collected by trick-or-treaters over the same weekend. Toronto police have not said the Oshawa report is connected to the two Toronto incidents.
What is Toronto Police asking residents to do?
Toronto police are urging residents to carefully inspect Halloween candy before it is eaten, and to call police if they find anything unusual or concerning in candy. Anyone who finds sharp objects or other foreign material in candy should contact Toronto Police Service.
What did the Canadian Food Inspection Agency say about Halloween candy tampering?
CTV News Toronto reported that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said suspected tampering involving Halloween candy is uncommon in Canada. The agency advised that anyone who finds a potentially dangerous foreign object in Halloween candy should not consume it or allow others to eat it. They should contact local police and preserve the affected candy, the foreign object and the original packaging for the investigation.
Where can residents report concerns about Halloween candy?
Residents who find unusual or concerning objects in Halloween candy should contact Toronto Police Service. The City of Toronto's 311 service can also direct residents to the right agency for non-emergency concerns. Anyone in immediate danger should call 9-1-1.
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