Fox Business – Subway was hit with a lawsuit on Monday claiming the restaurant chain “materially overstates” the amount of meat in visual ads for sandwiches.
The suit took aim at photos in Subway advertisements, alleging the chain “falsely advertises” how much meat the steak and cheese sandwich has on it.
This is especially concerning, the complaint said, because of inflation and high food prices, and because many lower-income consumers are struggling financially.
It was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of a woman who bought a steak and cheese sandwich from a Subway location in New York in August and asked the court for certification as a class action.
Anna Tollison of the New York City borough of Queens said she paid $7.61 for a steak and cheese sandwich at a local Subway, not realizing Subway’s ads showed a sandwich containing at least 200% more meat than she and other consumers would receive.
The suit took aim at photos in advertisements, alleging Subway “falsely advertises” how much meat the steak and cheese sandwich has on it …
