Cavendish Farms Detects More Needles in P.E.I. Potatoes

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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A Prince Edward Island company, Cavendish Farms, has announced to have found more sewing needles in its potatoes, stressing that they were duly detected and removed before they left the plant. According to a statement issued by the company on Monday, its hazard control process entails metal detectors that detected the needles timely at its New Annan, P.E.I., plant on Dec. 27 and 28.

The RCMP is already investigating the potato tampering case since people on the East Coast complained about finding needles in potatoes back in October, which also triggered a product recall. According to the police, these needles are believed to be deliberately planted before the potatoes arrived at the Cavendish Farms plant. Whereas, Cavendish Farms’ spokesperson boasted that the timely detection of more needles proves that the plant’s hazard detection system is working.

The vice-president of operations at Cavendish Farms, Bill Meisner, alleged that “we have very diligent processes, including technology and trained personnel to ensure the highest standard of food safety and quality.” He said that “our established food safety processes and technology worked as they were designed. Food safety is the number one priority for Cavendish Farms.” Meisner added that since “the needles were detected…Our employees responded as trained. We have full confidence in our safety processes and the safety of our product.” Meanwhile, the general manager of the P.E.I. Potato Board, Greg Donald, stressed on Monday that “there is no higher priority for Island growers than food safety” and “potato tampering is a concern for the entire potato industry on P.E.I. This has to stop.”