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Investigation finds ‘misleading’ origin labelling on supermarket food

Source: PA Wire

Misleading and meaningless supermarket country-of-origin labels could be leaving shoppers struggling to find out where their food comes from, according to an investigation.

Loose cauliflowers, red cabbage, courgettes and onions at Sainsbury’s, peppers, melons and mangoes at Asda and spring onions at Aldi had no visible origin labelling on the shelf or the products themselves, researchers for Which? Found.

Tomatoes from Morocco, parsley from and sweet mini peppers from sat on a shelf under a large banner decorated with a and the words “Championing Great Quality” at the Aldi store visited by Which?

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