Woolworths under fire after mother finds something sharp in daughter’s strawberries
<p>Supermarket giant Woolworths has come under fire after claims a 12-year-old girl found a nail in a strawberry sold in one of their northern Adelaide stores.</p>
<p>Her mother is furious that the brand has not been pulled from shelves after the incident.</p>
<p>Sylvia, 12, wanted some strawberries on Saturday night, but after cutting the fruit, she found a horrific surprise.</p>
<p>“I got the knife and I started cutting, then I actually saw (it) in there… I picked it out to see what it was and it was a nail,” Sylvia said to<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/woolworths/woolworths-under-fire-after-nail-allegedly-found-in-driscolls-strawberries-c-713807" target="_blank">7NEWS</a>.</em></p>
<p>The nail was about an inch long and wedged deep inside one of the strawberries.</p>
<p>“I was terrified,” Sylvia said.</p>
<p>“I never thought that would happen to me.”</p>
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<p>Sylvia’s mum Suzy explained that after the 2018 strawberry contamination issues, Sylvia always cuts up her fruit.</p>
<p>“If she swallowed it… straight to emergency,” she said.</p>
<p>“It could’ve pierced something inside her.”</p>
<p>Suzy furiously brought the strawberries back to Woolworths after reporting the issue, but was surprised to find Driscoll’s strawberries still on the shelves.</p>
<p>“I would’ve assumed that they would’ve took just a precaution to take the strawberries off the shelf just until they can say what actually has happened,” she said.</p>
<p>Woolworths has said that the incident is an isolated case and after found no issues after checking the stock in store.</p>
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