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When is a tomato not a tomato?
False advertising claims hound Italian tomato producer. Again. Fans of authentic Italian cooking may have found themselves in the middle of a legal food fight. A new California lawsuit accuses Cento Fine Foods of misleading consumers by marketing its canned tomatoes as authentic San Marzano tomatoes, even though the products allegedly lack the official Italian DOP certification tied to tomatoes grown in a specific region of Italy. According to the complaint, Cento instead rel

David Baker
7 hours ago1 min read
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