Subway Fights Back Against Fake Chicken Claims

Allegation that Canadian locations serve chicken that is 50% chicken is 100% incorrect, says Subway.

March 07, 2017

TORONTO – Recently, a Canadian TV show (CBC Marketplace) ran a report about quick-serve restaurant chicken sandwiches, and according to Subway, the report used factually incorrect data to suggest the chicken Subway serves might not be all chicken.

"The allegation that our chicken is only 50% chicken is 100% wrong,” said Subway President and CEO Suzanne Greco in a press release.

Subway notes that the claims made in the story are false and misleading, adding that the chain only uses 100% real chicken. In response to fake chicken allegations, Subway had independent labs in the United States and Canada test its Canadian chicken products. There is a small amount of soy protein in the seasoning, spices and marinade (less than 1%) to help maintain moisture and texture, but the chicken in fact is chicken.

Subway’s chicken in Canada is supplied by Ontario-based Grand River Foods, a certified and registered processing plant that is subject to continuous oversight by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

“As reported to CBC Marketplace before the segment aired, Subway chicken strips and oven-roasted chicken are made from 100% white meat and contain 1% or less of soy protein. We use this functional ingredient to help stabilize the texture and moisture. The erroneous findings of the Wildlife lab used by the CBC for testing of the samples are as incredulous as they are impossible,” said Grand River Foods.

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