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FDA To Inspect Pokemon Lollipops

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By JOSH POLTILOVE, The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 19, 2008

Updated: 02/18/2008 10:44 pm

TAMPA - The Food and Drug Administration will collect and inspect the Pokemon brand lollipops seized by Polk County authorities last week, deputies say.

An FDA inspector is supposed to pick up the lollipops at 9:30 a.m. today, sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Wood said.

About 20 lollipops were X-rayed last week after a Mulberry woman found metal embedded in a lollipop purchased at the Dollar General Store at 6735 S. Florida Ave., according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Lisa Potter bought a bag of 10 Pokemon Valentine Cards and Pops on Feb. 7. Her son was sorting them Wednesday night to take to school and saw a piece of metal resembling a blade protruding from a sucker.

Two Pokemon lollipops analyzed so far, including the one Potter's son found, appear to have metal, Wood said.

"Others have particles of an unknown origin," she said.

The 8,300 Dollar General stores nationwide have pulled the candy off their shelves, Sheriff Grady Judd said last week.

There is no indication of foul play, Judd said.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at (813) 259-7691 or jpoltilove@tampatrib.com.

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