we contacted xinjiang guannong and bazhou red fruit, but they did not respond.t in the dark here. the nature of the culpability of the supermarkets is something that we need to answer. like, are they being hypocritical? is it negligence? incompetence? you know, are they being misled? are they misleading us? we know that our laws are not strong enough. they are really not forcing companies to take meaningful action on these types of things. it's not a surprise, but it is very disappointing, which is an understatement, and it's also an insult to the uyghur community. translation: every time i pick up a tomato and start cutting i it, i'm reminded of- being unjustly arrested. it's still going on. young people, middle—aged. people, and our aged parents are still working. they work under thej compulsion of force. there is no—onel to protect them. and i feel so much pain about it. - global supply chains can be extremely complex, but, as consumers, it's important we have confidence in what we're buying. and that means relying on our supermarkets to help protect us from

the petti group told us they have not bought from xinjiang guannong guannong since the us sanctioneded a tomato paste barrel clearly labelled "xinjiang guannong" produced in 2023. the petti group also supplies tomato products to uk supermarkets. it's really hard to know if tomato paste sold to consumers at supermarkets worldwide are made with tomatoes from xinjiang. to establish if any are chinese, we're sending 64 samples made by petti and other manufacturers forforensic testing. trace element analysis can give an indication as to where a product has come from. what we use that analysis for is to build a pattern or a fingerprint, which are unique to the country of origin. our testing showed that 17 tomato purees — some branded as italian — likely contain chinese tomatoes, including those sold in asda, morrisons, tesco and waitrose. the question is, were they made with forced labour? all the supermarkets said they take these allegations very seriously, but they dispute our findings. some said their own testing and audits show no evidence of chinese tomatoes in their products. the pet

but our camera filmed a tomato paste barrel clearly labelled "xinjiang guannong" produced in 2023. to know if tomato paste sold to consumers at supermarkets worldwide are made with tomatoes from xinjiang. to establish if any are chinese, we're sending 64 samples made by petti and other manufacturers forforensic testing. trace element analysis can give an indication as to where a product has come from. what we use that analysis for is to build a pattern or a fingerprint, which are unique to the country of origin. 0ur testing showed that 17 tomato purees — some branded as italian — likely contain chinese tomatoes, including those sold in asda, morrisons, tesco and waitrose. the question is, were they made with forced labour? all the supermarkets said they take these allegations very seriously, but they dispute our findings. some said their own testing and audits show no evidence of chinese tomatoes in their products. the petti group said they purchased tomato paste from another chinese supplier who assured them they did not engage in forced labour. we approached xinjiang guannong. th

we approached xinjiang guannong. they did not respond. runako celina, bbc news.. still to come on the world today... ..the amazing story of "the boy who lived" — the harry potter stunt double whose life changed after a horrific accident. and the word to describe that feeling when you've been doom—scrolling ? i'll tell you what it is shortly. around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. david holmes lived a young boy's dream. now to an absolute inspirational story. david holmes lived a young boy's dream. a competitive gymnast, he was thrust into the hollywood spotlight when he landed the role as stunt double to daniel radcliffe in the harry potter films. then in 2009, david's world changed when a horrific accident fractured his c6 and c7 vertebrae, leaving him paralysed from the chest down. in a period of emotional soul—searching, he came to an important realisation: he was a survivor, not a victim, and he's now documented hisjourney in a new book titled "the boy who lived". i am delighted to say that david joins me now. david, firstly,