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Subway sued for tuna sandwiches that ‘contain anything but tuna’

The West Australian

Fast food giant Subway is being taken to court over claims its tuna sandwiches contain "anything but tuna".

Californian customers Karen Dhanowa and Nilima Amin are suing the popular sandwich chain, claiming they “were tricked into buying food items that wholly lacked the ingredients they reasonably thought they were purchasing.”

The pair claim independent testing of Subway ingredients found“products are made from anything but tuna,” according to NBC.

“On the contrary, the Products are made from a mixture of various concoctions that do not constitute tuna, yet have been blended together by Defendants to imitate the appearance of tuna,” read a copy of the lawsuit.

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Subway has denied the claims.

“There simply is no truth to the allegations in the complaint that was filed in California. Subway delivers 100% cooked tuna to its restaurants, which is mixed with mayonnaise and used in freshly made sandwiches, wraps and salads that are served to and enjoyed by our guests,” a Subway spokesperson told NBC.

This is not the first time Subway’s ingredients have landed it in court.

In October Ireland’s Supreme Court ruled that Subway’s bread contained so much sugar that it could not be legally defined as bread.

The ruling came in a tax dispute brought by Bookfinders Ltd., an Irish Subway franchisee, which argued that some of its takeaway products - including teas, coffees and heated sandwiches - were not liable for value-added tax.

A panel of judges rejected the appeal Tuesday, ruling that the bread sold by Subway contains too much sugar to be categorized as a “staple food,” which is not taxed.

“There is no dispute that the bread supplied by Subway in its heated sandwiches has a sugar content of 10% of the weight of the flour included in the dough, and thus exceeds the 2% specified,” the judgement read.

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