Man charged after allegedly poking Woolworths bread with syringe at Roxburgh Park store

A man has been charged after allegedly poking a syringe into bread at a Woolworths supermarket in Melbourne's outer-north.

The Roxburgh Park store on Somerton Road was forced to remove all bread from its shelves after the goods were allegedly contaminated by a man yesterday about 4.35pm.

Accused Fue Yang, from Craigieburn, briefly faced Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court today, charged with contaminating goods.

The court heard Mr Yang was on several medications, including anti-depressants.

He did not apply for bail.

Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives earlier executed a search warrant at a Craigieburn address this morning and arrested the 33-year-old man at the scene.

Staff were alerted to the incident by a customer and did not interact with the man for the five minutes he was in the store.

"The products were removed from the shelves," a Victoria Police spokesperson said.

Resident Almir Colan told 9News his wife saw the man allegedly injecting what looked like a needle into some food items including bread and coffee.

"We visited the Craigieburn Police Station to give a full statement," Mr Colan said.

A Woolworths spokesperson said the bread was either thrown out or given to police as evidence.

"We removed all bread from the shelves last night," a Woolworths spokesperson said.

"If customers have any concerns about bread purchased at the store yesterday, we would encourage them to return it to the store for a refund.

"Police attended the store and we have provided CCTV footage to help identify the man."