Halloween treat in Pictou found with piece of metal in it

A Pictou couple wants to know exactly how a piece of metal they say appears to be some kind of blade ended up in their daughter's Halloween chocolate bar.

Sherry MacKenzie's 14-year-old daughter found the metal on Sunday after going through her Halloween treats. She became suspicious when she noticed a small hole in a Halloween-sized Wunderbar.

"She noticed the chocolate bar, the end of it looked like it was a little tampered, so she broke it open and that's when she found the blade there. Then she brought it to me," said MacKenzie.

Mackenzie said the blade was about the size of her pinky finger, and was very sharp and flexible. She worries what would have happened if her younger children "had got it, just popping it in their mouth."

The family called RCMP, which took the blade to be examined.

"We're looking right now to determine if perhaps this piece of metal was part of the manufacturing process, maybe a piece of a machine that became dislodged. It doesn't appear to be a malicious intent," said RCMP Const. Mark Skinner.

Skinner said he couldn't elaborate on why police don't believe the bar was tampered with.

The company,MondelezCanada Inc., manufactures Wunderbar. Spokeswoman Stephanie Minna Cassresponded to CBC viaemail.

"We are aware of the situation through the media story but have not been contacted by authorities. The quality and safety of our products is our highest priority," said Cass.

"We have a number of safety and security checks along our manufacturing lines, including multiple points of metal detection. We would cooperate fully with any investigation."

That hasn't done much to help calm Sherry MacKenzie.

"At some points you want to just walk up and down the streets and find out what houses they were at," she says. "But it's almost impossible, unless other people are complaining to pinpoint it on any street or any home."

MacKenzie and her husband posted the images of the bar on Facebook to warn their friends and neighbours. Their post was shared 576 times in less than 24 hours.

"Just really double check your candy," said MacKenzie. "Make your children double check. My kids know every piece that goes in their mouth is checked by me."