Tomato fraud
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Two California residents are suing Cento Fine Foods, alleging the company engaged in "tomato fraud" by claiming that the tomatoes in one of its canned products are the authentic "San Marzano Certified" version from Italy.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-marzano-tomatoes-cento-products-lawsuit/
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From the substance of that article, Cento's tomato product is much more authentic than "Parmesan" cheese made and so labelled in the USA. Whether it meets the European requirements for identification of origin is a much more specific issue I'll let the courts determine. It could be that their source simply doesn't subscribe to the details of the labeling law/regulation. That might only have legal implications if they sold the product in Europe.
That being said, I've purchased and used their products and like them. We've also grown the San Marzano identified tomato variety in our own garden with great success in many years.
Big Al
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Not totally unrelated, the other day I almost bought brie cheese in very convincing French-looking packaging, only to find, in fine print, that they were US-made. And it was expensive!
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From the substance of that article, Cento's tomato product is much more authentic than "Parmesan" cheese made and so labelled in the USA. Whether it meets the European requirements for identification of origin is a much more specific issue I'll let the courts determine. It could be that their source simply doesn't subscribe to the details of the labeling law/regulation. That might only have legal implications if they sold the product in Europe.
That being said, I've purchased and used their products and like them. We've also grown the San Marzano identified tomato variety in our own garden with great success in many years.
Big Al
I 've purchased and used their products and like them.
It's my go-to brand for most canned tomato products; I also like Red Gold stewed tomatoes.
We've also grown the San Marzano identified tomato variety in our own garden with great success in many years.
Rats! I was at the garden center today buying tomato plants and saw the San Marzanos. Haven't grown them before. Maybe I'll go back and pick up a plant to try this year
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Two California residents are suing Cento Fine Foods, alleging the company engaged in "tomato fraud" by claiming that the tomatoes in one of its canned products are the authentic "San Marzano Certified" version from Italy.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-marzano-tomatoes-cento-products-lawsuit/
Two California residents are suing Cento Fine Foods, alleging the company engaged in "tomato fraud" by claiming that the tomatoes in one of its canned products are the authentic "San Marzano Certified" version from Italy.
They have an enviable amount of free time.
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What does the USDA Organic label mean? I need to research this.
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I've been seeing video after video of USDA Organic labelled fruits and vegetables (bananas, for example) being gassed with industrial chemicals, etc. WTF.
I've been seeing video after video of USDA Organic labelled fruits and vegetables (bananas, for example) being gassed with industrial chemicals, etc. WTF.
Organic foods can be sprayed with natural pesticides.
Examples commonly applied as sprays include:
- Pyrethrin
- Usually sprayed directly onto crops for insect control.
- Neem oil
- Often sprayed as a foliar treatment on leaves.
- Copper sulfate
- Typically sprayed to prevent fungal diseases.
- Sulfur
- Often sprayed or dusted onto crops.
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Commonly sprayed onto plants so caterpillars ingest it while feeding.
Organic farming is not “no pesticides.” It’s more accurately:
- “restricted-input agriculture,”
- with emphasis on approved natural/biological substances,
- crop rotation,
- soil management,
- and integrated pest management before chemical intervention.
In practice, some organic crops — especially fruits vulnerable to insects or fungus like apples or grapes — may receive multiple spray applications during a season. Conventional farming may use fewer sprays in some cases because certain synthetic pesticides are longer-lasting or more targeted.
- Pyrethrin
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