Growers Fear: Metal Needles and Label Strawberries

growers fear: Police are investigating after the metal needles were found in punnets of fruit across the country, as nervous growers fear a multi-million dollar commercial sabotage, according to Nine News Australia. Two contaminated punnets of Mal's Black Label strawberries have been found in separate towns outside Adelaide, with the latest in Morphett Vale. To improve your experience update it here News National Needles in strawberries in all six states7 54pm Sep 17, needles have been found in strawberries in all six states, leading New Zealand to pull the Australian-grown fruit from its supermarket shelves. People need to slice their fruit prior to consumption and please contact police immediately if you find any contaminated fruit, SA Police said on Monday. I'm angry for all the associated people, it's the farmers, the people who supply them, the packaging people, the truckies with families to support, who suddenly lose their jobs ... it's far-reaching, he said. Queensland Strawberry Growers Association vice president Adrian Schultz said commercial terrorism was bringing an industry to its knees. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.