The OPP is warning people about packages, containing a potentially lethal substance, that may have been sent to individuals at risk of self-harm in communities across Ontario.
The packages contain sodium nitrite, which was being sold online and distributed by mail.
If you or someone in your home has received a package from the businesses listed below, please contact the OPP:
Imtime Cuisine
AmbuCA
Academic / ACademic
Escape Mode / escMode
ICemac
The ongoing investigation has found that packages may have been sent to more than a dozen communities across the province, as well as other parts of the world.
Sodium nitrite is a white, crystalline substance used as a food additive and commonly found in processed meats.
Intentional consumption of excessive amounts of this substance can reduce oxygen-levels, impair breathing and can result in death.