FBI Investigating Needles Found in Sandwiches on Delta Flights

ATLANTAU.S. and Dutch authorities have launched investigations after metal sewing needles were found in sandwiches on four Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the United States yesterday. In all, needles were found in six sandwiches that were supplied by Gate Gourmet, Delta's caterer out of Amsterdam.

As reported by Reuters, Delta said it was taking new steps to ensure its food safety protocols, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a criminal probe.

"Out of an abundance of caution, the security around meal production in Amsterdam has been increased," Delta Spokeswoman Kristin Baur said. "We're still taking this matter extremely seriously."

Baur said suspected needles were discovered in food by two passengers flying to Minneapolis and one customer on an Atlanta-bound flight. A federal air marshal on another flight bound for Atlanta reported an affected sandwich, and inspections by Delta found foreign objects in two sandwiches on a flight bound for Seattle.