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on Tuesday February 28 2017, @10:23AM
from the results-are-not-as-foul-as-expected dept.
from the results-are-not-as-foul-as-expected dept.
According to the CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation], researchers at Trent University sampled both the oven roasted chicken filets and the chicken strips that Subway uses on its sandwiches in Canada. After testing six small samples of the filets and three small samples of the strips, the researchers ran a DNA test.
The results showed that the filets contained just 53.6 percent chicken DNA. The strips were found to contain just 42.8 percent chicken DNA.
CBC reports that the rest of the DNA found in the chicken was soy — used either for either seasoning or filler.
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University Study Says Subway Chicken Strips Could Contain Less Than 50 Percent Chicken DNA
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by vux984 on Tuesday February 28 2017, @05:06PM
In this case, it might say "Chicken, Soy, flavourings, etc."
Yes it might, and while its within the regulations. Its not a truthful label.
If you don't understand that, or don't like that, lobby for a change in labelling.
Oh i do understand it, and I don't like it. Improving the labeling laws sounds brilliant. A tenet of an ideal free market is that buyers and sellers are informed.
And watch as still most people won't care that their chicken nugget has more breadcrumbs, filling and flavouring than actual chicken - because it tastes nice and they can't tell the difference.
Its more complicated than that. If people know its 50% chicken and 50% soy they will value it more accurately. People will care. They may still choose to eat the 50/50 product, because it tastes nice, and its more affordable, and there is nothing wrong with eating soy, but the knowledge will factor into their buying decision... at the very least it will affect their value judgement. They will correctly stop viewing the subway chicken strips as a great 'deal' compared to the other restaurant that charges 2x as much ... for real chicken strips.