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Sentence 1 · ABC Four Corners · 27 July 2026

“Leggo's, Coles and Aldi selling Chinese tomatoes as 'Australian' and 'Italian' in products, forensic testing finds”

What the outlet published · Sentence 1

“Forensic testing conducted for Four Corners has revealed dozens of tomato paste and passata products that claim to be from Australia or Italy are actually from China.”

What this claims, in our words · ES

Análisis forenses encargados por el programa revelan que decenas de productos que dicen ser de Australia o Italia son en realidad de China.

What the other side says

«To date, while Four Corners and Source Certain have provided general information about their methodology, they have not provided Leggo's with access to the underlying testing data, analytical framework or detailed results underpinning their findings. Without this information, it is not possible to assess the accuracy of those findings.»

Leggo's (Simplot Australia) spokesperson, quoted by New England Times, 8 August 2026. https://www.netimes.com.au/2026/08/08/duped-by-the-abc-food-fraud-investigation-may-be-rotten/

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