B.C. police say check your Halloween candy after staple found in peanut butter cup

Published 4:00 pm Monday, November 3, 2025

Surrey Police Service (SPS) is reminding the public to pay close attention to Halloween candy after a metal staple was found inside a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup.

Shortly after 2 p.m. on Nov. 1, Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) officers responded to a call from a parent who reported finding a metal staple inside their child’s Halloween candy, the SPS said in a press release.

The children had been trick-or-treating in the Clayton Heights neighbourhood, between 188 and 190 street and from 70-72 avenues.

Police are investigating and working to determine where the candy came from and if tampering was involved.

Meanwhile, police are investigating possible candy tampering in North Delta after a concerned parent reported their child opened a candy bar and found a sewing needle protruding from one end.

According to a press release, a concerned parent reported Sunday (Nov. 2) that their child had opened a candy bar — what appears in a photo distributed by Delta police to be a Coffee Crisp — and found a sewing needle protruding from one end.

The child was not injured.

The family had been trick-or-treating in the area of 75th Avenue and 113th Street to 118th Street and 74B Avenue.

Police are reminding parents to check candy for anything suspicious and ensure it is safe to eat before giving it their children.