Police investigate after store customers report potatoes contain metal objects

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Police are investigating three cases of metal objects found in potatoes sold in grocery stores in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.The RCMP says a resident contacted them on May 19 after finding a nail in a potato from a bag of Farmer's Market spuds. The bag was purchased from the Atlantic Superstore in Antigonish in late April or early May.A nail in another Farmer's Market potato purchased at a No Frills grocery store in Barrington Passage was reported to RCMP on May 20.Prince Edward Island RCMP also say a customer turned in a potato with a metal object in it on May 18.Investigators say it was purchased from the Atlantic Superstore in Montague.No injuries were reported in any of the cases.