diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/feeds_sql/plugins/FeedsSQLFetcher.inc b/sites/all/modules/contrib/feeds_sql/plugins/FeedsSQLFetcher.inc
index 3cf4c2d..752f095 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/contrib/feeds_sql/plugins/FeedsSQLFetcher.inc
+++ b/sites/all/modules/contrib/feeds_sql/plugins/FeedsSQLFetcher.inc
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@
  */
 
 /**
+ * Base class for all fetcher results.
+ */
+class FeedsSQLFetcherResult extends FeedsFetcherResult {
+  /**
+   * Override parent::sanitizeRaw().
+   */
+  public function sanitizeRaw($raw) {
+    if (is_string($raw) && substr($raw, 0, 3) == pack('CCC', 0xef, 0xbb, 0xbf)) {
+      $raw = substr($raw, 3);
+    }
+    return $raw;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Fetches data via pdo connection.
  */
 class FeedsSQLFetcher extends FeedsFetcher {
@@ -37,7 +52,7 @@ class FeedsSQLFetcher extends FeedsFetcher {
       // Switch back to the default database
       db_set_active();
     }
-    return new FeedsFetcherResult($results);
+    return new FeedsSQLFetcherResult($results);
   }
   
   /**