Hunt for strawberry saboteurs intensifies amid new export rules

NEWS: Police have no suspects or motives as the nationwide scare over strawberries being contaminated by needles threatens trade.

Strawberry punnets have been pulled from supermarket shelves across Australia and in New Zealand.

กล่องสตรอว์เบอร์รีถูกเก็บลงจากชั้นวางสินค้าทั่วประเทศออสเตรเลียและนิวซีแลนด์ Source: AAP

Almost two weeks after a Queensland man was taken to hospital after biting into a strawberry with a sewing needle inside, the hunt for those responsible goes on.

The contamination has spread nationwide, with West Australian police confirming on Tuesday that they were investigating claims a primary school student has bitten into a strawberry with a needle inside.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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