Linz, November 2, 2026
A father found nails in Halloween candy in Linz-Oed that his children had collected and reported the incident to the police on Sunday evening.
The father noticed the nails when he was examining more closely the candy his children had collected for Halloween. According to the available information, he reported the discovery to the police on Sunday evening.
The incident took place in Linz-Oed, a district of Linz. The available confirmed information does not indicate which candy was affected or how the nails came to be inside the packages.
What is known so far
The police took the father's report. The available facts do not include further information about investigations, a warning, or a recall of the affected products.
The incident shows that children and parents should not eat collected Halloween candy without checking it first. As no official statement from the authorities is available, it is advisable not to eat suspicious candy and to contact the police if anything seems unusual.