Strawberry Farm Crisis

1. Strawberry Needle
Crisis
BY: SIENNA, SHI-LEE & IMOGEN

2. What is Happening?
 Throughout NSW, QLD and WA, many victims have been found to have
experienced a sewing needle in their punnet of strawberries.
 In Perth, a elderly man has been diagnosed with a needle found in his
stomach. He was taken to hospital with stomach pains but no harm
internally.
 A young mother from WA has witnessed a strawberry sabotage situation
too. She was chopping strawberries for her son, when she found a needle
inside the strawberry.
 She also stated, ‘What if it was your child that ate the strawberry with the
needle in it. Don’t pin the strawberries!’
 Farmers and groceries are urging people to cut the strawberries before
they get eaten.

3. Reward
 $100,000 for victim who started the ‘trend’ to come forward.
 According to some websites a farmer did this because they got fired from
his job. He was really angry so he took his anger out on strawberry eaters.
 The brand of strawberries that produced sewing needles in them are
‘MAL’S BLACK LABEL’ - AUSTRALILAN PREMIUM STRAWBERRIES

4. Reactions
 The causes of the strawberries aren’t the best. In Perth, a elderly man has
been diagnosed with a needle found in his stomach. He was taken to
hospital with stomach pains but no harm internally.
 A young mother from WA has witnessed a strawberry sabotage situation
too. She was chopping strawberries for her son, when she found a needle
inside the strawberry.
 A young girl from WA has also a strawberry incident. In which she bought
a punnet aware of the Strawberry problem. She joked to her father and
said, ‘imagine if we got a needle.’ Coincidently, she was chopping them
and discovered a needle in a strawberry.

5. News Reports
 Strawberry recall: disturbing new strawberry discovery - News.com.au
 Karl Stefanovic 'disgusted' by strawberry sabotage after QLD farm visit ...
 Strawberry crisis: Government pledges $1m for industry amid hunt for ...

6. Solving the problem
 The police have been informed by this cause and have thought of a few
ideas which haven’t yet been exposed to the public.
 Some customers now have to meet the farmer and punnet before buying.

7. The End
By: Sienna, Shi-Lee & Imogen