With Australian-made"organic"products flying under the radar,fraudulent honey is likely only the tip of the iceberg.
The fruit-tampering that alarmed consumers and galvanised politicians into action last month is no closer to being solved,as the QPS directs resources elsewhere.
One in five samples of local honey sourced from Australia,including boutique brands,has been found to be fake,deepening the global scandal over the impurity of honey.
Pollies and rugby stars line up to serve hungry hordes in King George Square on Wednesday.
The purple orange was scooped up by Queensland Health scientists,who were very excited to have another attempt at solving the mystery.
Australia’s latest food tampering case began on September 9 in Queensland. More than 100 incidents have since been reported.
Another needle has been found in food,this time in an apple by a student in Sydney's west.
Queensland police draft in more officers to tackle fake reports of fruit spiking.
The needles were discovered in a punnet of Australian strawberries in New Zealand.
A fruit growing and packing business at the centre of the strawberry contamination scandal that has hit consumers across Australia,hospitalised several people and threatened an entire industry is owned by a convicted drug trafficker named in a confidential report on organised crime.
Some parents are packing lunchboxes with (sliced) strawberries to support embattled berry farmers through the needle sabotage crisis.