NEEDLES IN STRAWBERRIES
Australia offers reward after needles found in strawberries
Sydney — An Australian state has offered a large reward for information after sewing needles were found in strawberries sold in supermarkets, in what the federal health minister described as a "vicious crime". The issue came to light last week when a man was taken to hospital with stomach pains after eating the fresh produce bought at a supermarket in Queensland state. Since then, people have posted on social media photographs of other strawberries with small metal pins stuck into them. Several brands grown in Queensland have been withdrawn from supermarkets, and there have been multiple reports of other cases in the states of New South Wales and Victoria. "Whoever is behind this is not just putting families at risk across Queensland and the rest of Australia — they are putting an entire industry at risk," Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Saturday. Her government is offering an A$100,000 reward for any information that leads to the capture and conviction of those res...
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