RCMP in Nova Scotia are reporting two more cases of apparent Halloween candy tampering.
One incident was reported to Halifax District RCMP on Nov. 6 by the parent of a child who had been trick-or-treating in the North Green Road area of Timberlea.
The parent says the child bit into two separate chocolate bars that had been tampered with.
One piece of candy contained a needle and the other had a paperclip.
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The child was uninjured and the treats have been seized by the RCMP.
Another case was reported to Kings District RCMP on Nov. 3. A teenaged girl, who had gone trick-or-treating in the Port Williams area, says she took a bite out of a chocolate bar and found a piece of metal embedded in it.
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The girl was uninjured and police seized the chocolate as evidence.
Last week, there was a report of a needle in a Halloween chocolate bar in Eastern Passage, as well as suspect candy in Fredericton and Bathurst, N.B.
Police are reminding parents to be vigilant and to check Halloween candy before allowing children to eat it.
Anyone who finds candy that has been tampered with is asked to call police.
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