Strawberry recall: Child’s false claim over needle in strawberry

A BRISBANE school student has been found to have made a false claim about biting into a strawberry containing a needle and subsequently sustaining an injury.

AN incident at a Brisbane school where a child bit into a strawberry containing a needle has since been disproved.

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The Courier-Mail has been told that a child made a false claim about being injured by a needle in a strawberry.

Police had been contacted about the incident before it was proven to be a false claim.

“Police have ruled out reports of a strawberry contamination incident at a school on the southside of Brisbane today,” Queensland police said in a statement.

“Urgent inquiries conducted into the allegation determined a false report had been made. We are confident no products have been contaminated in this instance.”

Originally published as Strawberry recall: Child’s false claim over needle in strawberry