Bought 'Australian-grown' tomato products? Tests reveal their true origin
Forensic testing revealed that Leggo's, Coles, and Aldi are selling Chinese tomatoes as "Australian" and "Italian" products, with about 80 percent of Leggo's samples failing origin verification. Source Certain laboratory traced 53 percent of failed products to Xinjiang, a region facing forced labour allegations. The findings emerge as Australia faces U.S. tariffs over its lack of forced-labour import restrictions.
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Published 26 Jul 2026, 18:40 UTC · Updated 26 Jul 2026, 18:50 UTC
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