US Judge Rules Subway Can Be Sued Over Tuna Products

US Judge Rules Subway , Can Be Sued Over Tuna Products.

Reuters reports that on July 11, a federal judge declared Subway could be held liable for deceiving customers about its tuna products.

Instead of Subway's advertised "100% tuna," others have claimed the restaurant's product contains chicken, pork, cattle and other kinds of fish.

Although it is possible that Subway's explanations are the correct ones... , U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, via Reuters.

... it is also possible that these allegations refer to ingredients that a reasonable consumer would not reasonably expect to find in a tuna product.

, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, via Reuters.

Subway officials contend the restaurant "serves 100% tuna," lamenting the continuation of the "reckless and improper" lawsuit.

We are confident that Subway will prevail when the court has an opportunity to consider all the evidence.

, Subway, via Reuters.

When researchers at UCLA's Barber Lab tested samples of Subway's tuna, .

They reportedly found "no detectable tuna DNA sequences." Instead, lab tests found the DNA of chicken, pork and cattle.

Subway operates over 37,000 restaurants.

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The company has repeatedly defended its tuna in recent advertisement campaigns