Police
said that without further testing officers cannot be certain of the origin or
age of the bone.
Essex
Police said the socks were bought from the Colchester store on December 10 and
the matter was reported to the force on January 2.
"Detectives
are continuing to investigate following the discovery of what is believed to be
part of a human bone in a pair of Primark socks," a force spokesman said.
"The bone does not appear to be a result of recent trauma and had no skin
or other particles surrounding it.
"We
are liaising with the store who, in turn, are speaking to their suppliers for
more information on this incident.
"Inquiries
are ongoing."
Police
are investigating the discovery of a human bone in a pair of socks bought from
a Primark store.
A
Primark spokesman said: "Primark clearly takes this matter very seriously
and has already carried out an investigation at our supplier's factory where
the socks were made.
"No
evidence of any kind exists to suggest that any incident has occurred in the
factory, so it is highly probable that this object was placed in the socks by
an individual for unknown reasons.
"Primark
has been the subject of isolated incidents in the past which have subsequently
been found to have been hoaxes.
"The
factory has been used by other retailers and subject of many audits over many
years.
"Primark
sincerely apologises to the customer who found the item for any distress
caused."
Dublin-headquartered
Primark, which trades as Penneys in Ireland, had 360 stores across Europe and
the United States at the end of its last financial year, with 185 of those in
the UK.
It
is owned by Associated British Foods (ABF) whose interests also span sugar
production, agri business, and grocery products. It owns brands such as
Ovaltine, Blue Dragon, Ryvita and Twinings.
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