Australians warned to cut up strawberries after people report finding needles inside

A major strawberry supplier has taken the desperate measure of scanning for metal contaminants, hoping it can save the State’s industry from being wiped out as the needle sabotage crisis spreads to WA.

Those brands are known to be sold in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and the ACT.

They also said Monday that a 62-year-old woman in Maryborough was given a warning by police after the “alleged contamination of a banana within a local supermarket”. Previously, nearly a dozen incidents were reported in six brands of strawberries across six states and territories. He urged consumers to be vigilant – but added that strawberries are safe to eat after washing and chopping.

Authorities are continuing to liaise with retailers to ensure that all stock from the affected date have been removed from sale.

Berry Obsession, Berry Licious and Donnybrook Berries branded fruit have recalled their strawberries nationwide.

This weekend, the Australian newspaper reported that there have been at least seven reported cases in three Australian states, raising concerns that copycats are working separately to contaminate the berries.

Ms Faugeras said her daughter found the first pin when she bit into the fruit.

Police seize the strawberry and needles late on Monday night.

Some Australians have posted photos on social media showing needles they found in their berries.

One of the offending punnets.

“I was shocked, I was surprised, I didn’t think it would happen to me”.

“We brought 2 punnets from Wingham Coles”.

“They work hard to make the money for our family and to have these selfish individuals destroy it is just so upsetting”.

“This here is a video of our strawberries being dumped, this here is worth more then you could ever imagine and within 3 days we lost it all”.

Fresh ripe strawberries in boxes for sale at a market.

Queensland Police have also launched an investigation.

“Our customers’ safety is our number one priority”, the spokeswoman said.

News.com.au has contacted NSW Police for comment.

“I showed my dad and that’s when he discovered the needle was inside”.

“Strawberries are scanned and it will stop if there is any metal present”, he said.

“I can’t predict the future”, he said.

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All of the strawberries are understood to have come from Donnybrook strawberries, a company which has three farms on the Sunshine Coast.

Anyone who believes they might have swallowed a needle should call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) or speak to their GP.

The Warmuran farm that supplied the berries was inspected by Queensland Police and Australian Border Force officers yesterday.