SUBWAY LAUNCHES NEW ‘TUNA FACTS’ WEBSITE

Subway launches new ‘tuna facts’ website. The head of food chain Subway has defended his tuna sandwiches after a study claimed they do not contain any tuna, reports The Mirror.

John Chidsey, CEO of Subway Restaurants, appeared on Fox Business to say the sandwiches contain “100% tuna” and that the company stands behind its product.

It follows a laboratory report that found there is no tuna DNA in Subway’s tuna sandwiches and wraps.

He said:

“We 100% stand behind our tuna. It’s the one ingredient we didn’t even touch in the largest brand refresh in the history of this brand.”

Mr Chidsey said:

“If you follow the science, once tuna is cooked its DNA becomes denatured, which means you can’t tell once the product’s been cooked.”

Subway has also launched a website – subwaytunafacts.com – to counter the claims.

The website states:

“The New York Times test results only show that the type of DNA test done by the unnamed lab wasn’t a reliable way of determining whether the sample was tuna or not. If the test had confirmed the existence of a protein other than tuna, questions could have been raised. However, their “non-detect” conclusion really just means that the test was inadequate in determining what the protein was. In other words, it was a problem with the test, not the tuna.

“Still not convinced? Check out USA Today’s independent fact check of the New York Times’ conclusion, which found it lacked important context about the limitations of DNA testing of denatured proteins, and some additional information from food DNA testing firm Applied Food Technologies about why DNA testing isn’t always conclusive in testing processed tuna given the cooking and packaging process breaks down the DNA fragments. The challenge of accurately testing processed tuna DNA has been known for a while, and even studied by scientists.”