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University Study Says Subway Chicken Strips Could Contain Less Than 50 Percent Chicken DNA

posted by martyb on Tuesday February 28 2017, @10:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the results-are-not-as-foul-as-expected dept.

DeathMonkey writes:

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.

http://www.wcpo.com/news/national/subway-chicken-strips-contain-less-than-50-percent-chicken-dna-study-says

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  • (Score: 2) by http on Tuesday February 28 2017, @11:07PM (1 child)

    by http (1920) on Tuesday February 28 2017, @11:07PM (#473104)

    When you're working three part time jobs, "cook at home" is a pipe dream worthy of Cheech and Chong.

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  • (Score: 2) by dyingtolive on Wednesday March 01 2017, @01:42AM

    by dyingtolive (952) on Wednesday March 01 2017, @01:42AM (#473166)

    I'm going to assume that doesn't apply to the majority of the millennial hipsters VLM was referring to. I doubt the "three part time job to get by" edge case would try to make the same argument. Theirs would be, I presume, in terms of the time needed to do so.

    I mean, back in my early 20s when I was a "two part time job to get by" person, I still cooked frequently. I'm going to guess the biggest difference between their situation and mine would be some combination of needing to spend two hours on the bus each day, those extra couple hours from that third job, and probably some kids mixed in there. Also, I enjoy cooking. That's probably a non-trivial consideration as well.

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