No tuna DNA found in Subway tuna sandwiches, according to lab test

Sandwich lab test Subway tuna fish commissioned by The New York Times found that there is no trace of tuna DNA in the content. In January the restaurant chain received a lawsuit in California for the alleged hoax

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The New York Times decided to investigate the alleged fake tuna in Subway sandwiches. The results were a surprise, in laboratory tests it was discovered that no tuna DNA is found in Subway tuna sandwiches.

As an antecedent, the giant chain of sandwiches received a California class action lawsuit in January alleging fraud and false advertising, the plaintiffs pointed out that what the chain’s tuna sandwiches contain is a mixture that mimics the appearance of tuna, anything, but no tuna.

The NYT acquired “more than 60 inches of Subway tuna sandwiches ”from three Los Angeles stores and then commissioned an analysis from a specialized fish testing laboratory . In the results it was discovered that there was no trace of tuna DNA.

Two possible conclusions

A spokesperson for the laboratory told the NYT that there may be two conclusions. The first is that Subway’s product is so heavily processed that an identification could not even be made.

The second possible conclusion is that in the mix of supposed tuna for sandwiches there is nothing that is tuna.

Peter Horn, director of the project “International fishing ends Illegal Fishing ”by The Pew Charitable Trusts told NYT that“ the more you take the fish off the bone, the harder it is to recognize what that fish is. ”

The Meat goes through a long process from its capture, cooking, freezing and canning. Later it is mixed with mayonnaise in the restaurant. The NYT again packaged and frozen the product to send it to the laboratory for analysis.

We do not know if the meat came from some other fish or if the samples were simply in state poorly suited for strong DNA testing.

It is worth noting that in February, Inside Edition performed a test similar to that of the NYT . He bought three tuna salads in stores in New York and then sent the samples to a laboratory for analysis, Applied Food Technologies, confirmed the presence of tuna .

He was told by other sandwich makers and chain employees that they can’t imagine why Subway would so try to cut corners to make a product that replaces a meat that is inexpensive.

Dave Rudie, president of Catalina Offshore Products told the NYT that there is a possibility that Subway is not the intentional culprit of mislabeling its food. “They are buying a can of tuna that says ‘tuna’. If there is any fraud in this case, it happened at the cannery. ”

Since the uproar with the California class action lawsuit, Subway has insisted that the allegations in the claim are false and that they use tuna 100% real.

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