SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Police in Prince Edward Island say the number of reports of potatoes containing metal objects in them has risen to six during the last week.
RCMP Sgt. Leanne Butler said the latest discovery was made Tuesday by someone who purchased a bag of potatoes at a Co-op store in Fredericton on Oct. 6.
The person who found the metal object was not injured.
There were previous reports of metal objects being found in potatoes in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Butler said police believe all of the tampered potatoes originated from Linkletter Farms, based in Summerside, P.E.I.
"We're waiting for all the potatoes to actually arrive in P.E.I. to go under forensic identification," she said. "Some are still being sent here from where they were discovered."
The company said it immediately notified the Canadian Food Inspection Agency when it discovered the problem last week and the agency said Linkletter Farms voluntarily withdrew its Link and Market Town brands.
The RCMP have asked consumers in Atlantic Canada to check for metal objects in potatoes supplied by the company and call them if more are discovered.
