date:Sep 18, 2018
The decision was made yesterday.
Woolworths New Zealand, the parent company of Countdown, SuperValue, Woolworths and Fresh Choice, later said it had done the same thing. As with Foodstuffs, it said none of its strawberries had been affected, but it had taken the extra measure just to be sure.
There have now been nine confirmed cases of strawberries found with needles in them and one consumer has been hospitalised, the ABC reported. The latest incidents reported were the discovery of needles in