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Australia's strawberry industry comes to a standstill after several cases of needles found in fruits

A man in Western Australia and a girl in South Australia reportedly found needles in their strawberries in the past two days, according to police.
PUBLISHED SEP 17, 2018

The Australian government has ordered a review into the handling of strawberries after sewing needles turned up insde them in supermarkets across the country, with Queensland state offering a reward of roughly $72,000 for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible.

Law enforcement in Queensland is still trying to determine if a single person is behind the sabotage wrecking Australia's strawberry industry or if it is being perpetrated by several independent actors.

Metal needles were found in strawberries across Queensland, Tasmania, and Western Australia as the crisis continues to spread, The Guardian reports.

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