Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Health
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
In short:
A tin of tomato soup exploded in a man's face, ejecting the sharp-edged metal lid into his nose.
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tin → explode → nose
Dick Lanyon suffered a deep cut requiring medical attention.
What's next?
It's unknown why the tin exploded, but similar incidents around the world have been linked to bacterial contamination that has caused gas build-up.
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that → suffer → up
A tin of tomato soup may not seem like something to be afraid of.
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tin → seem → something
But that is now the case for one northern Victoria farmer, who had a soup tin explode in his face, leaving him with a deep cut on his nose.
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tin → have → nose
Dick Lanyon, from Boort, recounted to the ABC what happened in his kitchen last week.
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what → recount → kitchen
"Last Wednesday night I heard an explosion in my kitchen — I went out to have a look and couldn't find anything and just assumed something must have fallen down," he said.
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he → hear → anything
"The next morning I saw in my cupboard there was soup sprayed up the back of it and I saw a tin of soup where the lid had blown off.
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lid → see → soup
The next day he discovered another tin of the same Heinz Big Red tomato soup — this one with the bottom badly distended.
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bottom → discover → soup
Fearing another explosion was imminent, he attempted to dispose of the tin in his rubbish bin.
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he → fear → bin
"I got to the bin, and the tin exploded in my face and the whole lid sliced up the side of my nose," Mr Lanyon said.
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Lanyon → get → nose
"It was tomato soup, so I was covered in tomato soup and blood as well."
After a trip to the hospital, Mr Lanyon's nose was patched up, but he's been left with an enduring wariness of soup tins.
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he → cover → tins
I've thrown all my other soup tins in the bin," he said.
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he → throw → bin
"No-one expects a tin of soup to explode in their face."
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tin → expect → face
Mr Lanyon said he had no idea why the cans exploded, although he had since read online about similar incidents caused by bacterial contamination.
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he → say → contamination
"I can't find an expiry date on them, but they were probably three to five years old," he said.
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he → find → them
"I've heard incidents of people trying to heat up cans in a campfire and having horrific injuries, but I certainly didn't expect this to explode for no reason at all.
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this → hear → reason
"And it was very strange that two cans would explode within two days of each other."
In a statement, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand said the shelf life of canned food depended on whether the tins were kept in a cool, dry place.
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tins → explode → place
Consumers should always check canned foods for signs of damage before use, including swelling, leakage, rust, dents or damaged seams.
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Consumers → check → swelling
"Food in swollen, leaking or otherwise damaged cans should not be consumed."
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Food → leak → cans
Despite his injuries, Mr Lanyon had a positive outlook on the incident, and said he didn't plan to lodge a complaint with Heinz.
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he → have → Heinz
"It could have been a lot worse — I was very happy it didn't hit me in the eye, because that would have done a lot of damage," he said.
uncertain
he → hit → damage
"Because I'm not badly injured, I thought I'd probably just let it slide."
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it → injure → ?
He did, however, urge others to check their pantries for bulging tins.
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He → urge → tins
Heinz has been contacted for comment.
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Heinz → contact → comment
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