Has this happened to you? Woman's horrifying discovery in punnet of strawberries
A South Australian woman has found a sharp nail in a punnet of strawberries.
Kate-Rose Pittam made the horrifying discovery just as she was making a smoothie yesterday.
The punnet was purchased from Coles at Gawler-Green, Evanston last Thursday.
“I didn’t actually see it when I cut it,” the 26-year-old told 9News.
“When I threw it in, I kind of noticed something shiny and that’s when I was like ‘what was that’.”
The incident occurred nearly a year after a national contamination scandal, where dangerously sharp objects were placed inside punnets of strawberries around the country.
Farmers faced detrimental setbacks as supermarkets stripped their shelves bare for safety reasons.
The suppliers of the punnet released a statement to 9News, saying they are devastated and are looking to stricter safety measures regarding their packaging.
“I think it’s important people keep eating them because I know strawberry farmers struggled a lot last time this happened,” said Ms Pittam.
Coles has lodged a report to the police who are currently investigating the matter.