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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Tomato's twisted truth: The Australian or Italian tomato you bought may actually be Chinese

Tomato is often a trivia question for the young minds if it's a vegetable or fruit, but this time an investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corp claims to have thrown up a very different reality that is happening across many major food brands.

According to an ABC report, scientific testing has showed that one of Australia's biggest tomato brands and two major supermarkets have been selling tomato products that do not match the coutry of origin as described in their labels.

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