Who put needles in strawberries Australia?

My Ut Trinh
A woman accused of sparking a national food safety panic when needles were found inside strawberries has had all charges against her dropped. Former strawberry farm supervisor My Ut Trinh, 51, was due to stand trial charged with food contamination offences.

Are Australian strawberries safe to eat?

AUSTRALIAN growers say strawberries are safe to eat after revelations of a restricted chemical’s use in the industry. YARRA Valley strawberry farmers have reassured consumers their produce is safe to eat after reports that Australian strawberry plants were being treated with a restricted chemical.

What happened to my UT Trinh?

My Ut Trinh, who was a farm supervisor at Berrylicious farm in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, was arrested after needles began showing up in punnets at supermarkets. The contamination scare saw strawberries pulled off the shelves and tonnes of the fruit dumped at the peak of the growing season.

Why were the charges dropped against the woman who put needles in strawberries?

Queensland’s strawberry industry reacts to needle contamination charges being dropped – ABC News.

Did they find the person who put needles in strawberries?

On 23 September, needles were found in “Australian Choice” brand strawberries sold in Auckland, New Zealand.

What are the Dirty Dozen Australia?

Australia’s version of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ would look something like this – Apples, cabbage, strawberries, capsicum, tomatoes, celery, lettuce, mushrooms, nectarines, grapes, cucumber and oranges. All of these foods showed varying levels of pesticide residue.

What are the Clean 15?

The Clean Fifteen is a list of fruits and vegetables that contain the lowest concentration of pesticides in the U.S., even when they are grown with pesticides (aka conventionally).

Why are bananas called Bananas?

Some horticulturists believe that bananas were the first fruit on earth. Their origin is placed in Southeast Asia, in the jungles of Malaysis. Africans are credited to have given the present name, since the word banana would be derived from the Arab for ‘finger’.

Are there needles in strawberries again?

A thin piece of metal seen among a punnet of strawberries found in Queensland. In that case, a man who bit into a strawberry with a needle inside it and ended up in hospital. Since then, needles or pins have been reported in strawberries in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT.

Why was the strawberry needle case dropped?

Charges against a woman accused of inserting needles into strawberries were dropped because it was unlikely she would be convicted at trial, prosecutors say. At Brisbane District Court on Wednesday, prosecutor Mark Whitbread indicated they would not be proceeding with the charges.