Cavendish Farms found two potatoes
with needles
in them on Dec. 27 and 28.
This comes after a long
lull in the tampering – a total of 10 needles found in potatoes from Linkletter
Farms of Prince Edward Island, beginning in October.
The two needles
discovered came from a different farm but Cavendish has not announced who the
supplier is, saying only that it has narrowed the possibilities.
“Our established food
safety processes and technology worked as they were designed. Food safety is
the number one priority for Cavendish Farms,” said Bill Meisner, vice-president
of operations at the Cavendish Farms processing plant on Prince Edward Island.
“The needles were
detected through our hazard analysis critical control point processes and
technology. Our employees responded as trained. We have full confidence in our
safety processes and the safety of our product.”
It is common for food
processing companies to use metal detectors to screen products.
