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Germany and Austria investigate contaminated Halloween sweets
Police in Germany and Austria have launched widespread investigations following reports of metal objects, including needles, nails, and screws, being found in Halloween sweets collected by children.
In Germany, incidents have been reported across numerous federal states, including Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Thuringia, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, and North Rhine-Westphalia. Authorities are investigating several cases as suspected attempted dangerous bodily harm. Notable injuries include a nine-year-old girl in Bremervörde who sustained a tongue injury from a five-centimeter needle in a chocolate bar, and a child in Neustadt-Glewe who suffered minor mouth injuries. In one instance in Appenheim, police determined that small magnets found in a candy were an accidental manufacturing error rather than deliberate tampering.
In Austria, the Federal Criminal Police Office is coordinating investigations into similar findings in Upper Austria, Styria, and Lower Austria. Reports include children finding needles in gummy candies and chocolate bars, as well as nails in sweets in the Linz area. While several children have encountered these objects, authorities have not yet confirmed a definitive link between all the individual cases across both countries.
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Appenheim · Austria · Austrian Federal Criminal Police Office · Baden-Württemberg · Bavaria · Essen · German police · Germany · Hannover · Ingelheim Police · Lower Saxony · Nordhausen Police
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- [● 2 SOURCES] In 2025, razor blades were found in sweets in Kiel. brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.rtl.de
- [● 6 SOURCES] A nine-year-old boy in Appenheim found two small magnets on a gummy candy. blaulichtmyk.de · apokalypsnu.com · brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.rtl.de
- [● 14 SOURCES] Police are investigating cases as attempted grievous bodily harm. regionalheute.de · brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.nachrichten-heute.net · digitaldaily.de · www.ostseewelle.de · +4 more
- [● 13 SOURCES] Metal needles, nails, and screws were found in Halloween sweets in several German states. brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.nachrichten-heute.net · www.ostseewelle.de · supertipp-online.de · apokalypsnu.com · +4 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Parents in Landshut found screws in candies and chocolate bars. supertipp-online.de · weiden24.de · www.fehmarn24.de
- [● 5 SOURCES] Two families in Essen found metal needles in chocolate bars and gummy candies. www.nachrichten-heute.net · digitaldaily.de · supertipp-online.de
- [● 19 SOURCES] Police advise parents to check for puncture marks, unusual smells, or deformed packaging. www.ostseewelle.de · regionalheute.de · supertipp-online.de · apokalypsnu.com · brasilemfolhas.com.br · +10 more
- [● 9 SOURCES] Authorities recommend keeping suspicious sweets and their packaging to preserve evidence. brasilemfolhas.com.br · regionalheute.de · weiden24.de · www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.ostseewelle.de · +1 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] A nine-year-old in Bremervörde injured herself on a five-centimeter long pin in a chocolate bar. www.ostseewelle.de · www.fehmarn24.de · www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.bezirksjournal.at · www.t-online.de · +2 more
- [● 3 SOURCES] Police determined the magnets in Appenheim entered the sweet accidentally and found no evidence of deliberate tampering. apokalypsnu.com · brasilemfolhas.com.br · www.rtl.de
- [● 21 SOURCES] Metal objects found in sweets include needles, nails, and screws. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · breaking-news-saarland.de · www.kosmo.at · www.vol.at · www.halternerzeitung.de · +11 more
- [● 14 SOURCES] Police have advised parents to check for puncture marks and damaged packaging on Halloween treats. www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de · www.vol.at · www.denik.cz · polizei.news · nes1.news · +8 more