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Monday, March 6th, 2017

What’s in your chicken sandwich? DNA test shows Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken

Author:     Pete Evans and Eric Szeto
Source:     CBC News (Canada)
Publication Date:     Feb 28, 2017 12:14 PM ET
 Link: What’s in your chicken sandwich? DNA test shows Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
Stephan:   If you are like me you probably thought that if pressed to eat fastfood the fallback position was Subway. Sorry to disabuse you, but Subway is just as bad as all the rest. Here are the facts. Subway it turns out is no better, and just a little phonier than Big Mac.

Subway’s oven-roasted chicken sandwich patty only contained about 50 per cent chicken DNA, according to Marketplace’s tests.
Credit: CBC

If you’re one of many Canadians who opt for chicken sandwiches at your favourite fast food restaurant, you may find the results of a CBC Marketplace investigation into what’s in the meat a little hard to swallow.

A DNA analysis of the poultry in several popular grilled chicken sandwiches and wraps found at least one fast food restaurant isn’t serving up nearly as much of the key ingredient as people may think.

In the case of two popular Subway sandwiches, the chicken was found to contain only about half chicken DNA.

Will Mahood, a loyal customer who considered Subway chicken sandwiches a lunchtime staple, was alarmed by the findings. To Mahood, messages from fast food companies can make it sound like “you’re taking it straight from a farm and it’s just a fresh piece of meat.”

DNA researcher Matt Harnden at Trent University’s Wildlife Forensic DNA Laboratory tested the poultry in six popular chicken sandwiches.

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