A HEALTH warning has been issued by a farmer after potatoes were stolen from his field in Newent.

Twelve yards worth of Crispin potatoes were stolen from his field by Foley Road – one set were taken last week and a second load were stolen sometime between Tuesday (August 2) and last night (Thursday, August 4).

The farmer says they’ve recently been sprayed with a chemical, which means they could be harmful to eat unless harvested for another three weeks. He claims anyone who eats the potatoes could become ill.

Anyone who falls ill after eating one of the potatoes should seek medical advice.

Anyone with information on the potato theft should call police on 101 quoting incident 93 of August 5.