People hiding needles in strawberries in Australia have started putting them in other fruit too

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September 18, 2018 2:09 PM

Over the past week, people in Australia have started noticing needles hidden in fruit: first in strawberries, and now in an apple and a bananas. Two people who accidentally ate the needles had to go to hospital, and the trend has thrown the Australian fruit industry into crisis.

Police in Australia say they have found sewing needles hidden inside an apple and a banana, widening a crisis which began with strawberries being found with hidden needles inside.

Officers say they have found more than 25 instances of fruit with needles concealed inside, across all six states of Australia.

According to news.com.au, hidden needles were found in a banana and an apple which were bought in different district of Sydney.

So far two people who accidentally ate the needles have reported to hospital, though none appear to have been badly injured.

This photo, published by Sky News Australia, shows a needle that was found in a box of strawberries:

The victims

People started noticing needles in their strawberries earlier this month after a man in Queensland, northeastern Australia, published a viral post claiming that his friend accidentally swallowed half a sewing needle while eating strawberries, and had to be sent to hospital.

Joshua Gane said on Facebook: "He bites through a strawberry and swallows half a sewing needle. We then checked the other strawberries and found another sewing needle lodged inside one of them.

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