The Met Police are advising shoppers to dispose of any items they bought in the three affected Fulham supermarkets from 6pm onwards on Wednesday. It is unknown how many items were contaminated and what substance was contained in the syringes.
Three London supermarkets are recalling all food sold on Wednesday evening after a man was arrested on suspicion of injecting items using syringes.
Any products bought from Sainsbury's Local, Tesco Express and Little Waitrose on Fulham Palace Road should be thrown away
Man charged with 'contaminating or interfering with goods' at shops © A man has been charged with contaminating or interfering with goods with intent at three supermarkets in west London. Leoaai Elghareeb, 37, from Fulham, is due before Westminster Magistrates' Court later today. Officers in forensic suits were seen in Fulham Palace Road on Thursday at three stores - a Tesco Express, Little Waitrose and Sainsbury's Local - after the incidents on Wednesday evening. © (Witnesses told how a man was seen acting suspiciously at the three stores and on Fulham Palace Road itself on Wednesday evening. Following the incidents, Hammersmith & Fulham Council advised shoppers to throw away anything bought from the three shops. It said: 'Members of the public are advised as a precaution to dispose of any food items bought from these supermarkets [on Wednesday] evening. 'H&F Council's Environmental Health team are now working with the supermarket branches affected.' Forensic officers were seen packing processed meat packs into health hazard bags to be sent for chemical testing on Thursday morning. They were investigating if any other shops had been targeted. The scenes remained taped off into yesterday morning around the stores affected. A petrol station manager on the road yesterday said: 'Police came in and told us to close about 8pm [on Wednesday]. 'We only opened about half an hour ago at about 11am. I think it's the same with anywhere that was open yesterday.'
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@duchess you are right @Flotson was born in 1973 and it was scary shopping. You had to be careful what you did, where you went and look out for tampered packaging especially on baby foods! Very asty.
The first time I left him with my brother and then girlfriend was the night of the Brum Pub bombings - I was on my way to The Tavern in The Town - my usual Thursday starter to the evening clubbing. Not that night or ever after - very sad times.