這兩天，澳大利亞人民的心情不太美麗，而這其中的原因也讓人不寒而栗：在超市買的草莓里竟然藏著針，而且還不是個案！

據悉，最早“草莓藏針”事件曝光于9月9日，昆士蘭網友Joshua Gane在臉書發布狀態稱他的朋友誤食藏針草莓后“腹部劇痛”。

The warnings came after a contaminated punnet was reported by Joshua Gane, who wrote in a Facebook post that a 21-year-old friend had suffered "severe abdominal pain".

他在帖子中表示，經檢查，他們還在同一盒草莓中發現另一顆草莓也被插針。隨后，商家將所有草莓下架，并且聯系了供應商、警方以及健康安全部門。商家懷疑有人故意為之，但是并不清楚是供應商、商家工作人員還是顧客所為。

據新華網援引澳大利亞廣播公司報道，昆士蘭、新南威爾士、塔斯馬尼亞和南澳大利亞等多個州發現果肉中含有針或其他尖銳金屬物的草莓，涉及至少７個品牌。

昆士蘭警方表示，草莓產業復雜的供應鏈，遲緩了整個調查過程。昆士蘭政府方面則懸賞10萬澳元，希望獲取相關信息。

Queensland police say complicated supply chains in the strawberry industry have made for a slow investigation. The Queensland state government is also offering AU$100,000 for information.

受這一事件影響，草莓價格在澳大利亞大幅下降，西澳大利亞的草莓價格已經低于成本價。

Strawberry prices have already dropped around the country, with prices in Western Australia now below the cost of production.

昆士蘭衛生部門則發出通知，提醒消費者多加注意：比如食用之前先切塊，銷毀或者退回出問題品牌的草莓等。

然而，這還不算完，除了草莓，其他水果也發現了類似事件。

據《商業內幕》網站報道，澳大利亞警方表示，繼“草莓藏針”曝光后，他們在蘋果和香蕉等水果中也發現了同樣的現象，從而進一步引發民眾對事件的擔憂。

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.

一位名叫Carmella的女士在給孩子削蘋果時，發現了一處硬物。當她發現是針的時候，感到十分驚恐。她隨即報警。

Carmella, from the Sydney suburb of Kellyville Ridge, was peeling the apple for her daughter when she came across something hard. She said she was horrified when she realised it was a needle. She contacted the police immediately.

此外，新南威爾士警方還接到一起有關香蕉藏針的報案。

New South Wales Police are also investigating a complaint about a needle found inside a banana at a grocery store in Condell Park.

但是警方表示，蘋果和香蕉的案例，都是“孤立”的。

Police said the apple and banana cases, both in Sydney, were "isolated".

17日，澳大利亞衛生部長格雷格•亨特表示，已經啟動調查程序，要求徹查國內市場出現的“問題水果”事件。亨特說，這類行為危害農業，堪稱“惡性犯罪”，也是對公眾的一大危害。

Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt has ordered the nation's food watchdog to assist in resolving the scare. "It's an attack on the agriculture sector. This is a very vicious crime and it's a general attack on the public," Mr Hunt said.

亨特還表示，他們已經要求澳大利亞聯邦機構調查，是否存在供應鏈上的問題，是否能采取一些協助警方的措施，是否需要改變整個體系。

北京時間9月20日，美國廣播公司帶來了最新消息。澳大利亞新南威爾士警方逮捕了一名涉嫌在草莓中藏針的男孩。

A young boy has been arrested for putting sewing needles inside strawberries in New South Wales, Australia.

警方表示，因為年齡原因，男孩的姓名沒有公布。他自己承認實施過水果藏針的惡作劇。不過警方不認為這名男孩是該地區其他水果藏針事件的肇事者。

The boy, whose name has not been disclosed because of his age, confessed to putting the sewing needles in strawberries as a prank and is not believed to be the culprit behind other fruit contaminations in the region, New South Wales police authorities told ABC News.

目前事件還在進一步調查中。

綜合來源：新華網、澎湃新聞、BBC、Business Insider、new.com.au、ABC News