( CNN ) -- A passenger on an Air Canada flight found a sewing needle in a catered sandwich during a flight Monday , the airline said . Peter Fitzpatrick , a spokesman for Air Canada , said Tuesday that the airline is `` working closely '' with its caterer , which he did n't name , to `` ensure heightened security measures have been put in place . '' The police are investigating the incident , which occurred on a flight from Victoria , British Columbia , to Toronto . `` Safety is always our top priority so we are taking this matter very seriously , '' Fitzpatrick said , adding that it appeared to be an isolated incident . The FBI and Dutch authorities are also investigating reports of needles found in six sandwiches on Delta flights from Amsterdam to the United States two weeks ago . Gate Gourmet , a 20-year-old company that provided prepared sandwiches to Delta , said the sandwiches originated at the firm 's facility in Amsterdam . The company said it is one of the caterers that serve Air Canada but not the airline 's provider out of Victoria -- from where the flight took off . `` We are cooperating fully with Air Canada and have complied with our customer 's request to its caterers to heighten food safety procedures , including inspection and screening of all products boarded on flights , '' said Gate Gourmet spokeswoman Christina Ulosevich . `` We are working closely to support our customer , including cooperating with the authorities investigating the incident . '' Expert : Needle in sandwich as likely as 'aliens landing in Nebraska ' Dutch , U.S. authorities investigating needles in airline sandwiches . Tainted food -- a sticky situation for airline travelers . CNN 's Jake Carpenter contributed to this report .
NEW : Air Gourmet says it is not the airline 's provider out of state . The incident was on a domestic flight in Canada , the airline says . A spokesman says no other incidents were reported . The incident is similar to recent reports of fire in Delta Airlines aircraft .