2018 Australian strawberry contamination

Strawberries on sale in Coles with a notice advising customers to inspect and cut up strawberries before consuming them

In a food safety crisis beginning in September 2018, numerous punnets of strawberries grown in Queensland and Western Australia were found to be contaminated with sewing needles. Queensland Police reported that by November 2018, there had been 186 reports of contamination nationally.


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