date:Sep 26, 2022
ase after a health scare, as consumers became wary of imported products, she said.
One berry exporter said sales of New Zealand berries had doubled since a 2015 hepatitis A scare linked to berries imported from China. However, some growers previously said they were concerned that the health warning would lead to a knee-jerk reaction by consumers who would then stop buying local berries, which were not associated with the scare.
It was important for New Zealand berry growers to differentiate th