The national sandwich chain Subway has come under fire lately from critics, a class-action lawsuit and the New York Times, claiming that the restaurant’s tuna is not what they claim it to be.
Now the franchise has launched an entire website devoted to defending the credibility of their fish.
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The site, subwaytunafacts.com, looks to debunk the New York Times piece that reported there was no tuna DNA found in Subway’s tuna.
"What actually happened is that the New York Times commissioned a test that couldn’t detect tuna DNA in their sample. According to scientific experts, this is not unusual when testing cooked tuna and it absolutely doesn’t mean the sample that was tested contained zero tuna," reads a portion of the website.
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Speaking with CNN, Subway CEO John Chidsey was steadfast in his defense, saying the website gives people all the information they need to know.
"People love our tuna. We're very proud of our tuna, so I think that's really the end of the story," Chidsey said.
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Chidsey said the process of cooking tuna naturally muddies up tests performed after the fact.
"I say follow the science, and if you follow the science, once tuna is cooked, its DNA becomes denatured, which means when you go to test it, you can't tell one way or the other," Chidsey told CNN.
The site also claims that other test results have indeed shown that tuna DNA is present, so there’s no conclusive way to use lab results to prove one way or the other.
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