Subway has been sued for the amount of meat shown on sandwiches in advertisements
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Subway was hit with a lawsuit Monday claiming the restaurant company “materially exaggerated” the amount of meat in its sandwich ads.
The suit focused on images in Subway ads, alleging the chain “falsely advertises” how much meat its meat and cheese wraps contain.
This is especially concerning, the complaint said, because of inflation and high food prices, and because many low-income consumers are struggling financially.
The suit targeted the images in the ads, saying Subway “falsely advertises” how much meat the meat and cheese wraps contain. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)
It was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of a woman who bought a steak and cheese sandwich at a Subway in New York in August and asked the court to certify it as a class action.
Anna Tollison of the New York City borough of Queens said she paid $7.61 for a meat and cheese sandwich at a local subway station, not realizing that Subway ads showed the sandwich containing at least 200% more meat than she and other shoppers would get.
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The lawsuit accused the chain of engaging in similar tactics for “many other sandwiches,” such as the garlic cheese steak.
The underground restaurant’s logo is seen on a napkin in this Aug. 30, 2017. (Thomas White/Illustration/Reuters Images)
Some Subway customers found the amount of meat they received in steak and cheese sandwiches to be “grossly misleading” compared to what was shown in the ads, the lawsuit said, pointing to other social media posts.
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Subway’s steak and cheese sandwich ads are “unfair and financially harmful to consumers as they receive a product with a significantly lower price than represented,” the lawsuit said. Plaintiff argued that members of the proposed class would not have purchased Subway sandwiches if not for the advertisements.
The sandwich chain “unfairly competes with restaurants that fairly advertise the size of their menu,” the suit says.
Although the chain is best known for its foot-long sandwiches, it also has bowls, salads and other items on its menu. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
His lawsuit seeks unspecified fines for New Yorkers who bought the sandwiches over the past three years, alleging violations of state consumer protection laws by Subway.
Although the chain is best known for its foot-long sandwiches, it also has bowls, salads and other items on its menu.
Subway restaurants occupy approximately 37,000 locations in the US and other countries.
FOX Business has reached out to Subway for comment on the lawsuit.
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Reuters contributed to this report.
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