Australian shoppers need to back farmers besieged by a contaminated fruit scare, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday, as it emerged Singapore’s largest supermarket chain had put a halt on all strawberries from Down Under.
Morrison outlined tighter export controls as the crisis — which has seen pins and needles inserted into fruit across the country — spread further overseas.
The PM detailed several government-backed measures to restore confidence in the industry, including funding to review tamper-proof packaging options, and the recent introduction of X-rays and shrink wrapping on exports.
