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The terrible crisis of "food sabotage" that has rocked Australia has spread abroad after strawberries with needles hidden inside Australia have been discovered in New Zealand.
The supermarket chain Countdown says it removed a brand of Australian strawberries from its shelves after the shocking discovery in a fruit net in Auckland.
There have already been more than 100 reports of needle discovery in supermarket fruit in Australia – many would be crimes or even social media.
Strawberries found in Auckland, native to western Australia, were sold in New Zealand's Countdown stores across the country last week.
"We take food safety very seriously," the company said in a statement.
"Customers can return any brand of Strawberry Choice that they can have at home at Countdown to have peace of mind and get a full refund."
The well-known chain has now advised all its customers to cut all the Australian strawberries they bought before consuming them.
He added that the strawberry brand affected by this withdrawal "had no problems of this nature before and had not been withdrawn from the sale in Australia".
Last week, the Australian government raised the maximum jail sentence for forgery of fruit by 10 to 15 years and a £ 55,000 reward for anyone able to provide information.
The cops in Australia said they were chasing a "commercial terrorist" amid fear of sabotaging fruit – after a needle was found in the supermarket's banana.
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The survey comes after needle-enriched strawberry fillets have been found in six states and territories, with a minister calling the fraud "evil crime".
Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart confirmed that the police were "investigating an incident" but did not give details of where the contaminated banana was found.
Up to now, sewing needles have been found in strawberries sold in Victoria and Queensland, but the crisis has also spread to NSW, ACT and South Australia.
It is believed that the contamination can affect various brands of strawberries, including Berry Obsession, Berry Licious, Love Berry, Donnybrook Berries, Delightful Strawber and Oasis.
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Queensland Strawberry Growers Association Vice President Adrian Schultz said that what started out as a single "commercial terrorist act" had put a multi-million dollar industry on its knees.
He also said that jobs beyond producers are now at risk of being lost.
He told ABC radio: "I'm angry at all the associate members, it's the farmers, the suppliers, the packers, the truckers with the families to support, who suddenly lose their jobs …"
Last week, we told how Aussie's mom, Chantal Faugeras, found three needles in the berries after buying them at a Coles supermarket in Wingham, New South Wales.
She shared images on Facebook that seemed to show her finding needles in strawberries purchased in stores.
His video sparked outrage and horror, with commentators asking, "What's wrong with people?"
She said the first needle had been discovered when her daughter had bitten one of the strawberries and found the hidden object on Wednesday.
After checking the rest of the punnet, she found two more needles.
Chantal told news.com.au: "We found three in one punnet. My ten year old son found the first one after biting one and brought me the rest.
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"I was shocked to see a pin come out of the one she bit and decided to crush the others in case that would happen and that's when we found two more."
Earlier this month, 21-year-old Hoani Hearne was rushed to hospital with "severe abdominal pain" after swallowing a half-needle in a strawberry.
He and his friend Joshua Gane bought a strawberry filet at a Brisbane branch.
Other pins were found inside other strawberries, according to Hearne.
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