Bought 'Australian-grown' tomato products? Tests reveal their true origin
Of those, the lab traced 53 per cent to Xinjiang. Of them, 27, about 80 per cent, failed.Of the failed Leggo's paste products, two-thirds were linked to Xinjiang. Six of the seven failed Coles products were also traced to the region.Two thirds of the Leggo's products that failed were linked to Xinjiang. (Four Corners: Jack Fisher)Another product that failed was Rosso Gargano passata, available in Coles.
- ▪Of those, the lab traced 53 per cent to Xinjiang.
- ▪Of them, 27, about 80 per cent, failed.Of the failed Leggo's paste products, two-thirds were linked to Xinjiang.
- ▪Six of the seven failed Coles products were also traced to the region.Two thirds of the Leggo's products that failed were linked to Xinjiang. (Four Corners: Jack Fisher)Another product that failed was Rosso Gargano passata, available in Col
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Leggo's, Coles and Aldi selling Chinese tomatoes as 'Australian' and 'Italian' in products, forensic testing findsBy Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett and Madi ChwastaFour CornersTopic:Food and DrinkPosted Mon 27 Jul 2026 at 4:40amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 4:40amMon 27 Jul 2026 at 4:40amabc.net.au/news/australian-tomatoes-leggos-coles-aldi-chinese-tests-show/106940742Link copiedShareShare articleOne of Australia's biggest tomato brands and two major supermarkets are selling products that independent scientific testing shows do not match the country of origin stated on their labels.Forensic testing conducted for Four Corners has revealed dozens of tomato paste and passata products which claim to be from Australia or Italy are actually from China.About half of those are sourced from Xinjiang, an area…
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