I think it might just be a strangely formed sentence where the part "if it contains the item" is not the subject of the report, but a condition: If it contains the item -> reports that it contains the item (correctly)…
I think it might just be a strangely formed sentence where the part "if it contains the item" is not the subject of the report, but a condition: If it contains the item -> reports that it contains the item (correctly)…