Woman, 50, arrested over strawberry contamination

Queensland Police have arrested a woman over a strawberry contamination that led to a nationwide crisis.

Queensland Police released this image of a needle found in strawberry punnet. Source: Queensland Police

A woman has been arrested over a strawberry needle contamination scare that forced supermarkets across Australia to pull fruit from shelves and farmers to dump it by the truckload.

The 50-year-old woman was taken into Queensland Police custody on Sunday after leading a months-long investigation involving authorities and intelligence agencies from multiple states.

She is expected to be charged and front Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday in the wake of a crisis that spread to all six states.