MELBOURNE: Building security and emergency staff in Sydney have raised a stink about a trial consignment of Malaysian chilled durians shipped to the Harbour City, mistaking the pungent fruit’s smell for a gas leak.
Malaysia’s Sydney consulate agriculture director Muhammad Rudy Khairudin Mohd Nor said the “gas alert” came about after Malaysian agricultural staff opened 10 packs of Musang King and D24 durians for lab tests in their Sydney office.
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