Tomato fraud? Popular Italian food distributor faces lawsuit over ‘false’ branding

NewsWorldAmericasTomato fraud? Popular Italian food distributor faces lawsuit over ‘false’ brandingSan Marzano tomatoes are grown in Italy’s Campania region – and the company insists it has done nothing wrongGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 06 May 2026 16:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971576","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tomato-fraud-cento-san-marzano-lawsuit-b2971576.html","title":"Tomato fraud? Popular Italian food distributor faces lawsuit over ‘false’ branding"}}CloseRelated video: Milwaukee woman charged in alleged fraud schemesThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false...