Well, they are lawyers, so they are lying. (present company excluded)
Maggie Truax, Subway’s director of global PR, said in an emailed statement to NBC News. “Given the facts, the lawsuit constitutes a reckless and improper attack on Subway’s brand and goodwill, and on the livelihood of its California franchisees. Indeed, there is no basis in law or fact for the plaintiffs’ claims, which are frivolous and are being pursued without adequate investigation.”
Over the course of dozens of pages of the lawsuit, plaintiffs Karen Dhanowa and Nilima Amin claim they are seeking to represent a class of Subway customers who bought tuna sandwiches that they claim "entirely lack any trace of tuna as a component, let alone the main or predominant ingredient."The January 21 suit, filed in the U.S. District Court’s Northern District of California, claims that “independent testing has repeatedly affirmed” the plaintiffs’ claims, but does not mention where these tests were performed, when or by whom. There was no specific evidence to support these claims noted in the suit.
Dhanowa did not respond to NBC News requests for comment via phone call and text message. Amin did not respond to a NBC News emailed request for comment.
The "plaintiffs’ are dodging the press and the lawsuit doesnt mention where the tests were done or any other info.
Not sure if I agree with the characterization of "white tuna " being mislabeled as tuna particularly in a sushi resteraunt. White tuna is just another name for escolar which is just another name for “jetting yellow grease out my arse fish”
If they were labeling escolar as “tuna” sure that’s bad, but escolar is “white tuna”.
To be frankly and bluntly specific — and I’m sorry for this — consumption of escolar causes explosive, oily, orange diarrhea. People have reported that the discharges are often difficult to control and accidents can happen while passing gas.
In spite of all this, escolar is indeed very buttery and delicious, and should be enjoyed, but never in portions larger than six ounces .
It’s not entirely impossible that the some of the franchise owners, or employees, incorrectly made the tuna that day - or that the glop of stuff was not well mixed - or any other number of potential issues that are not representative of the parent company. Franchise owners and employees are known for doing dumb things to save cost.
The lawsuit itself is without merit - but I am guessing the ‘brand’ has deeper products than 'franchise #42"
Coincidentally (?) Subway’s website is now promoting “100% Real Wild Caught Tuna” subs with a 15% off promo.
I haven’t eaten at a Subway in quite awhile, but it looks like they’re no longer offering a past favorite of mine, the “Seafood Sensation” sub, known in earlier days as Seafood and Crab. It was promoted as being a blend of crabmeat and Alaskan pollock, though its appearance suggested to me a considerable degree of processing if not artificiality. I didn’t mind though - it was full of fishy mayonaissey goodness. Add certain veggie ingredients and sufficient salt and it was manna. The Seafood Sensation sub was recently added back to the Subway menu in Australia based on high consumer demand, or so they’re saying.
They’re not concerned about the bun being mistaken for a bonbon. What concerns them are bonbons masquerading as buns. in Ireland in order to be a tax exempt staple food the weight of sugar in the bread can not exceed 2% of the weight of the flour. Subway bread has 10% sugar by weight. It’s hard to describe something that’s 10% sugar as anything but cake.
The problem is that albacore, an actual tuna, is also called white tuna. In fact, I think that far more people think of white tuna as being albacore than escolar. So while labeling escolar as white tuna is not technically wrong, many people would think they were getting albacore instead, especially if they are not familiar with sushi.
The insidious plan comes to its fruition. The lawsuit was entirely a ploy to force Subway to defend themselves in the market with a discount promotion, so that the plaintiffs could have their favorite tuna melts at 15% off.
Apropos of nothing, it’s supposedly possible to make a passable ersatz version of tuna by smashing up cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans), sprinkled with a little dill vinegar and salt, then mixed into something like mayo (or a vegan version of mayo, since this idea was suggested to me by a vegan).
I haven’t tried it.
So it is mostly about the taxes. I don’t know the content, but I try to limit my sugar consumption and hate it when they sneak big amounts into buns, some sauces or places that do not really need it. (A small amount of sugar can sometimes make a big difference and these occasions are more forgivable,)
The fake crab/seafood is one of those things either very delicious or very disgusting. Some of it is very flavorful and good, some is just rubbery chunks of fake fish.
I’ve had the chickpea mock-tuna salad a few times. It’s fine. I’m not a big tuna salad fan, so I actually prefer the chickpea version. There are recipes all over online for it.
Pound cake, which isnt even a really sweet cake is made with equal parts butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. At least 20% sugar.
But sure the Irish have a right to regulate their foods, and 10% is more to American taste than theirs. Hawaiian style bread is very sweet and so is Brioche. But they are both “breads” and not cakes.
I don’t know, “Subway bread, half as much sugar as pound cake” doesn’t strike me as the kind of advertising slogan that appeals to anyone over the age of twelve. I can remember in elementary school arguing that Smith Brothers Cough Drops were medicine, not candy, but you know, I was ten at the time. Do they even still make those? I was partial to the wild cherry ones as a ten year old.
The amount of sugar in brioche is surprisingly small. Something like a tablespoon or two vs. three or four cups of flour. It still makes a big difference compared to white bread, and the butter has some sugar too. But butter is at least 80% fat. And there is no way Subway bins are 10% sugar, although there is probably more sugar than I would want. The buns taste nothing like brioche. I’m sure they have nutritional menus online. Subway in particular got its reputation in part from being a lower calorie fast food choice.
