Food manufacturer Cento is committing "tomato fraud," lawsuit alleges
Summary
Two people in California are suing Cento Fine Foods, saying the company lied about using real San Marzano tomatoes from Italy in its canned products. They claim Cento’s labels falsely suggest the tomatoes meet strict Italian quality rules when they do not.Key Facts
- The lawsuit calls Cento’s “Certified San Marzano” label false and misleading.
- San Marzano tomatoes have a special protected label called DOP, given by an Italian group.
- Cento’s labeling suggests it has this official DOP certification, but the suit says this is not true.
- The Italian consortium Il Consorzio di Tutela sets strict rules for San Marzano tomatoes.
- Cento claims it is the only U.S. company with a production facility in the San Marzano region of Italy.
- Customers can scan a code on Cento cans to see the field where the tomatoes were grown.
- A previous lawsuit in 2019 also questioned Cento’s San Marzano tomato claims.
- Cento Fine Foods is based in New Jersey.
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