Shopper Accused Of Putting Mothballs In Soup
‘A woman is accused of dropping mothballs into a vat of soup at an Austin grocery store deli.
Lea Suzan Sechler, 44, faces a felony charge of tampering with a consumer product. She was released on bail after her arrest Thursday.
Sechler had been a regular customer at the Randall’s supermarket where at least three times customers and employees noticed the soup had the scent of mothballs.
Randalls Food Markets said no illnesses related to the tainted soup were reported.
The second time the soup smelled like mothballs, a manager sent the batch for testing. It tested positive for dichlorobenzene, a primary ingredient in many mothballs and a chemical that can contribute to a range of ailments.’
