Fostoria, Ohio - According to reports, after sewing needles were found in two trick-or-treating pieces, Fostoria police said that parents can today take the trick or treat in the city. The candy was taken to Fostoria Community Hospital for X-ray scanning.
"Although we only know that two pieces of candy are involved, we take this seriously and are shocked that anyone can be so crazy that they want to harm the children of our community," said Chief Keith Loreno.
According to reports, there are sewing needles in the two pieces of candy. The police said that at this time, the specific street where the candy was distributed is not yet clear.
The police stated that they and ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital “deem it best to take all possible reasonable actions to ensure the safety of our children and to help parents make informed decisions about any sweets their children receive.”
On Monday, parents can take the candy received during the trick-or-treating process in Fostoria to the hospital for X-ray examination to find any potential metal objects.
The only time this will be executed is:
Interested parties should go to the main entrance, but are asked not to enter the hospital. Hospital staff will have a portable X-ray machine that can be used to scan candies.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, visitors are required to observe all necessary safety restrictions on the hospital premises and follow the instructions of the staff upon arrival.
If anyone has any information about who might be involved in tampering with candy, please call Fostoria Police immediately at 419-435-8573.
Related: Police: Fostoria Trick or Treat Found Metal Object in Candy
The Fostoria Police Department urged caution after sharing a photo of the KitKat bar on Sunday. A piece of candy had some metal in the middle, which was apparently discovered by a trick or treat person. https://t.co/GPL0WNgEff
Related: No, legal reports of contaminated Halloween candy are not common
Generally speaking, legal reports of contaminated Halloween candy are not common. Our VERIFY team recently reported the issue here.
The National Confectioners Association opened a Halloween candy hotline in 1982 for the police and the Poison Control Center to report tainted candy in the United States. In an online article published in 2013, former NCA spokesperson Susan Smith told ABC News that the organization was launched in 2012 The hotline was closed because "tampering is very rare, and we no longer even track it because the police can't see it." A current NCA spokesperson also confirmed to VERIFY that they no longer operate the hotline for this reason.
The spokesperson said in an email: "We have not conducted any research on this, but we anecdotally agree that these are usually isolated, rare, false reports and/or hoaxes."
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