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- Needles have now been linked to strawberries in WA, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and SA
- Authorities are urging people to cut up fruit before eating it
- Growers are battling to contain the crisis as stores begin dumping strawberry stock
As more reports of needles surface across the country, the industry is grappling to contain the crisis.
Seven brands of strawberries — Donnybrook Berries, Love Berry, Delightful Strawberries, Oasis brands, Berry Obsession, Berry Licious and Mal's Black Label — have so far been affected.
Supermarket chain, Woolworths, has confirmed that it has withdrawn all the affected brands from sale as a precautionary measure.
The WA Department of Health said people could still purchase locally grown strawberries but, in light of recent events, should cut them before eating.
A Queensland criminologist says the needle contamination scandal engulfing the Australian strawberry industry is a series of "deliberate acts" designed to instil fear in the community. (Is the suggestion a terrorist attack?)
Health Minister Greg Hunt ordered a federal investigation into the matter on Monday after a number of confirmed cases in which sewing needles were found in strawberries across Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-...ate-act-to-instil-fear-criminologist/10258504