Lunch!
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There’s something nasty going on at Subway, a new lawsuit claims. Or, rather, there is something that is not completely nasty enough. According to the plaintiffs, there is no tuna in the tuna sandwich, which, as suggested by the name, is a tuna sandwich.
Subway’s menu is very explicit about what’s supposed to be in the sandwich: ‘flaky tuna mixed with creamy mayo and then topped with your choice of fresh, fresh vegetables.’ But the Washington Post reported, a recent lawsuit in California claims that ‘the ingredient described as’ tuna’ for the chain’s sandwiches and packaging contains absolutely no tuna. “According to the lawsuit, it was ‘made from anything but tuna’, based on independent laboratory tests which revealed that the so-called ‘tuna’ was instead a mixture of different concoctions that were not tuna but were put together by defendants. to mimic the appearance of tuna. ”However, a lawyer for the plaintiffs did not want to specify what it was. is, just what it is not, which is again tuna.
The plaintiffs – two so far, although their attorneys hope the complaint will be certified as a class action, which could potentially open up to thousands – are suing the sandwich business for ‘fraud, willful misrepresentation, unfair enrichment and other claims under federal and state law, “the Post explain. Not only are they ‘cheated’ into eating non-tuna, but they are also deceived into paying too much for it, as the manufactured ingredient they use in place of tuna costs less money.
Subway in turn disputes these allegations. According to them, the tuna is definitely tuna. In Mayo.