The scare - which comes during the peak of production - has affected thousands of workers in an industry worth about A$130m a year, the federal government said.
联邦政府表示,在草莓生产高峰期出现这种恐慌,已经影响到了数千名工人,澳洲草莓业每年产值高达1.3亿澳元。
Queensland has announced a A$1m assistance package for farmers in the state.
昆州已宣布为该州的草莓种植者提供100万澳元的补助。
One manager of berry farms, Gavin Scurr, asked the public to continue buying strawberries.
浆果农场的一名管理者加文·斯克呼吁公众继续购买草莓。
南澳大利亚州的一名果品商表示,由于“危险水果”重创消费者信心,目前市面上“还卖得动”的草莓产品仅为总量的10%左右。
"There's a handful of cases in 100 million punnets but it's really brought our industry to its knees," Mr Scurr, from Piñata Farms, told radio station 3AW.
皮纳塔种植农场的斯克先生告诉3AW电台说:“在1亿个草莓果篮中出现了几个藏针,但这足以把整个行业打垮。”
Strawberry producers had begun ordering metal detectors as a safety precaution, said Strawberry Growers Association of Western Australia president Neil Handasyde.
西澳洲草莓种植者协会主席尼尔·汉德赛德说,草莓种植者纷纷订购金属探测器,进行安全防范。
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