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title: "Toronto police are investigating two separate reports of pins and needles found in Halloween candy in the city's east end."
description: "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.

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