(CBS) -- A teen grocery store worker is accused of putting sewing needles vegetables and individually-wrapped Tastykake products at the Giant in Lower Macungie Township's Trexlertown section ...

LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Pennsylvania state police are investigating after a former Giant employee allegedly put sewing needles into grocery items that were purchased by customers.

This story originally appeared on 6abc. A former employee of a Giant grocery store in Lehigh County is now facing criminal charges after needles were found in several items. The former worker is only ...

A teen employee at the Giant supermarket in Lower Macungie Township is accused of placing sewing needles in bagged vegetables, Tastykakes and possibly other items. Customers who bought food in the ...

The teen, who was an employee at the Giant supermarket at 7150 Hamilton Blvd., is accused of placing 11 needles in merchandise at the store. According to a statement from Giant, an internal ...

REMOVE THAT BUS. ALSO NEW THIS MORNING, A TEENAGER FACING CHARGES ACCUSED OF PUTTING NEEDLES INTO FOOD WHILE WORKING AT GIANT FOOD STORE IN LEHIGH COUNTY. STATE TROOPERS SAY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ...

Customers who find needles should call police and return the item to a Giant store, Branosky said.

LOWER MACUNGIE TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The worker accused of putting sewing needles into various groceries at a Lehigh Valley Giant store admitted to the allegations, officials said.

L. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. - It was a shock Giant shoppers at the Trexlertown location didn't bargain for: needles in their food. "The food was brought back by customers who had purchased the food.