To be continued: what’s happening with the tuna salad scandal at Subway?
That Subway tuna-or-not-tuna sandwich certainly kept people talking! Laboratory tests carried out at the request of a few angry consumers had shown that no tuna could be identified in the tuna salad sandwich, and a lawsuit followed. Subway itself has, of course, always maintained that it does contain tuna, and there is now more to report about the case…
Diehard Subway fans had already made it clear that they didn’t care one bit whether there was real tuna in it or not; they would keep ordering it anyway. And further research has produced different results, which has also led to changes in the contents of the lawsuit:
DNA test
One laboratory explained further to a reporter from the New York Times that the absence of tuna DNA indicated by its test could mean two things: either there really is no tuna in the sandwich, or the tuna has been processed so extensively (by cooking it and mixing it with mayonnaise and other ingredients) that the DNA is no longer recognisable as coming from tuna. The latter would not necessarily mean that there actually is no tuna in it.
Another similar test, commissioned by Inside Edition, found that there is tuna in the tuna salad.
Lawsuit amended
As a result of the findings from the various investigations, the wording of the lawsuit has now been softened: the plaintiffs are no longer asking whether it contains tuna, but which species of tuna it is: yellowfin or skipjack.
It could be tastier
We don’t know whether this already feels like a victory for Subway’s loyal fan base. We maintain that if you want a truly delicious tuna salad sandwich, you’re better off spending a few minutes making one yourself, or visiting a good fishmonger or delicatessen sandwich shop!
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