Who Says China Isn't a Threat?

Just a few weeks after Japan found some sort of insecticide injected into bags of frozen gyoza (dumplings) from China, the United States has come under attack with sharp bits of metal baked into children's candy. This is the day I swear off eating ANYTHING imported from China. The stuff I make tastes better anyway.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - What appeared to be a metal staple was found Thursday in a Valentine's Day lollipop at an elementary school, a day after a woman reported a blade-like piece of metal in another bag of the same product. It has been pulled from the shelves of thousands of stores across the country.

Roughly 20 lollipops, from a bag of Pokemon Valentine Cards and Pops, were seized at Kathleen Elementary School in Lakeland. X-rays determined that only one piece definitely had metal—what appeared to be a staple—baked inside, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.

On Wednesday, Lisa Potter in nearby Mulberry told authorities she found a lollipop with a piece of metal in it in a bag of the same product. The metal appeared to be part of a razor blade, authorities said.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office issued a safety advisory and the Dollar Store chain removed the product, sold in bags of 10, from its more than 8,000 stores nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration is investigating.