Subway's Tuna Actually Contains Meat From Other Animals
If you thought Subway's tuna could be fake, the latest revelations about the sandwich chain's contentious ingredient are frightening.
The January civil action against Subway alleges that the brand's tuna doesn't contain tuna DNA, but the latest claim is that it contains proteins from chicken
Reuters reported that the original plaintiffs updated their case for the third time this week, alleging that Subway's tuna samples analyzed at UCLA's Department
of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology contained DNA from other animals. Despite 19 of 20 samples having no tuna DNA, the lawsuit claims all had "
detectable sequences of chicken DNA." Eleven samples included pork DNA and seven contained cattle DNA.
For "wild-caught skipjack tuna regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)," Subway claims "100% real." To Eat This, the chain
labeled the latest complaint "meritless," saying the plaintiffs are "changing their story each time."
"This third, most recent amended claim, was filed only after their prior complaint was rightfully dismissed by a federal judge," said the release.
"Our legal team is in the process of evaluating the plaintiffs' amended claim, and will once again file a new motion to dismiss this reckless and improper lawsuit."
The case was shocking when filed in January. It argued that the tuna was "a mixture of various concoctions that do not constitute tuna, yet have been blended together