A farm that shares its name with one of the brands that had sewing needles planted inside strawberries is concerned that their business will be damaged.

Berrylicious Strawberries, based in Thirlmere, 90km southwest of Sydney, shares its name with one of two brands produced by a farm in southeast Queensland that had needles found in the fruit.

'It's a crazy person doing this, somebody trying to be malicious, I don't think it will be an ongoing issue,' the farm owner Asaf bar Shalom told Daily Mail Australia.

Angela Stevenson (pictured with partner) frantically rang the school and was told that her son had already bit into the fruit and found a needle

A farm that shares its name with one of the brands that had sewing needles planted inside strawberries is concerned (pictured the two brands at the centre of the scandal)

Four punnets of strawberries have now been found containing needles prompting a recall

Mr Shalom said that his farm, which he has run for six years, consists of a few greenhouses and they sell their fruit to local farmer's markets, fairs, and small stores in the area, as well as having 'pick your own' days.

He stressed that they do not sell their produce to Coles or Woolworths and that he has no affiliation with the Queensland farm at the centre of the scandal.

'Of course its concerning, we've been getting many media calls in the last few days about this. It makes you wonder what does the general public think,' Mr Shalom said.

'I'm hoping we wont be too affected, I think it will maybe affect sales for a week or two weeks,' he said.

Four punnets of strawberries have now been found containing needles prompting a recall of the two affected brands Berry Obsession and Berrylicious.

Another Queensland resident Haoni van Dorp was driving to the Sunshine Coast with his friend when they stopped at the Strathpine Woolworths north of Brisbane

The strawberry industry's peak body has said that the farmer whose produce was contaminated was devastated.

'It's going to be a tough time for him financially with his business, but what effect that is long-term … hopefully that won't be too bad,' industry development officer Jennifer Rowling said.

A Queensland mother said she found a needle while cutting up fruit for her 12-month-old child and realised she had also given the fruit to her 9-year-old to take to school.

Angela Stevenson frantically rang the school and was told that her son had already bit into the fruit and found a needle.

Another Queensland resident Haoni van Dorp was driving to the Sunshine Coast with his friend when they stopped at the Strathpine Woolworths north of Brisbane and bought a punnet of strawberries.

He was rushed to the emergency room after swallowing half a needle but has recovered.

Two more affected punnets were found by people in Victoria and there has been what police suspect is a copycat incident on Thursday where a small steel rod was found in a punnet in Queensland.

There has been what police suspect is a copycat incident on Thursday where a small steel rod was found in a punnet in Queensland



