Health Ministry checking Australian strawberries following needle scare

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has imposed checks on all fresh strawberries imported from Australia as a precaution following the recall of certain strawberries by the Australian authorities.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the move was in response to a report by Astro Awani on Monday after it emerged that needles had been found in the fruit and inside packaging for the fruit.