Published 17:07 IST, January 30th 2021
Subway tuna scandal explained! Here's why the popular fast food chain has been sued
Subway tuna scandal explained! Read on to know what the lawsuit states, and what the plaintiffs and Subway have to say about the Subway Tuna sandwich scandal.
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As reported in Washington Post, a lawsuit was filed in a district court of Norrn District of California, U.S.A. complaint stated that tuna sandwich from Subway chains and wraps didn't contain any tuna. report furr states that Subway's Tuna sandwiches contain "anything but Tuna". Attorney Shalini Dogra told Washington Post that ingredients found in Tuna sandwich were not Tuna, and neir y were fish. After this major lawsuit filed at U.S. District Court, people are wondering about does Subway tuna contain Tuna?
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Subway sued over Tuna sandwich
As reported on Post, Subway Tuna sandwich was subjected to many independent lab tests with multiple samples taken from Subway locations in California. It was found that Tuna mentioned in Subway's Tuna sandwich was actually "a mixture of various concoctions that do not constitute tuna, yet have been blended toger by defendants to imitate appearance of tuna”. Shalini Dogra, who is one of attorneys for plaintiffs, furr denied mentioning details of ingredients that were revealed in lab tests.
two plaintiffs identified as Karen Dhanowa and Nilima Amin, are both residents of Alameda County in Bay Area. Both are suing Subway for fraud, intentional misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and or claims. Meanwhile, plaintiffs seek compensatory and punitive damages along with attorney's fees. plaintiffs also want Subway to end its mislabelling of Tuna sandwiches and surrender its profits that y have earned from selling se products. plaintiffs have retained service of Lanier Law Firm in LA. Lanier is known to be involved in many high profile lawsuits.
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What Subway has to say about Subway Tuna scandal
A representative of Subway stated that claims were baseless as Tuna that y sell at ir restaurant chain comes from wild-caught Tuna, while only a tiny percentage of bluefin and yellowfin tuna is farmed. A spokesperson for Subway has however stated that nutritional information mentioned on Subway website is up to date. Katia Noll, senior director for global food safety and quality at Subway, said that restaurants receive pure Tuna which y mix with mayonnaise and serve on a freshly me sandwich.
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17:06 IST, January 30th 2021