AJAX, Ont. – Durham regional police say they’re investigating after a woman found a fumigation product in a package of dried soup.
Investigators say the Ajax, Ont., woman called police on Wednesday evening after finding a suspicious item in a soup packet.
Police say she told officers that when she attempted to cut the foil packet, the package emitted a powdery substance.
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They say the woman was not injured.
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Investigators says the powder has been identified as a fumigation product normally used to protect food from insects, but it’s not known how it got into one of the soup pouches.
Police say the manufacturer is co-operating with the investigation and information has been forwarded to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the local health department for followup.
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