Editing Subway (restaurant) (section)

===Soy protein in chicken products===
In an investigation by the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)]]'s consumer affairs television series ''[[Marketplace (Canadian TV program)|Marketplace]]'' aired in February 2017, chicken from five fast-food restaurants was lab-tested to determine constituents. While DNA testing found between 84.9% and 89.4% of the DNA from other restaurants' chicken products to be chicken DNA, with the remaining being unidentifiable plant DNA, on the two Subway chicken items tested, 53.6% and 42.8% of the DNA was found to be chicken, with the remainder being mostly soy. Although ingredients listings did show soy protein to be a constituent of both of the chicken products, Subway states that the proportion is less than or equal to 1% and that the finding of about 50% soy DNA is not representative of the actual amount of soy in the product. Subway has called CBC's report "absolutely false and misleading" and demanded that it be retracted. Meanwhile, however, Subway Canada stated that it was investigating with its supplier to ensure that the proportion of soy protein was as per expectations.<ref>{{cite news |title=The chicken challenge: Testing your fast food - Marketplace - CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/chicken |website=cbc.ca |date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308021244/http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/chicken |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fast food chicken: Testing Subway, McDonald's, A&W, Wendy's & Tim Hortons (CBC Marketplace) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd3Trr8Xrdc |website=[[YouTube]] |date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308023532/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd3Trr8Xrdc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=What's in your chicken sandwich? DNA test shows Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken - Business - CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-chicken-fast-food-1.3993967 |website=cbc.ca |date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308021252/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-chicken-fast-food-1.3993967 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Company responses: Chicken - Marketplace - CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/blog/company-responses-chicken |website=cbc.ca |date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305215903/http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/blog/company-responses-chicken |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Subway defends its chicken after CBC Marketplace report |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/subway-defends-its-chicken-after-cbc-marketplace-report-1.4005268 |website=cbc.ca |date=March 1, 2017 |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307144747/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/subway-defends-its-chicken-after-cbc-marketplace-report-1.4005268 |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to Subway's website, U.S. stores' ingredients may differ from those in Canadian stores. Both countries include soy protein in chicken strips, but only the U.S. version states that it is present in quantities of 2% or less. The Canadian version includes soy as an ingredient in its chicken patty, but the United States version does not.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Subway Denies That Its Chicken Is 50% Filler |url=https://time.com/4686280/subway-chicken-fast-food-filler/ |access-date=May 14, 2017 |magazine=Time |date=March 5, 2017 |archive-date=May 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508045855/http://time.com/4686280/subway-chicken-fast-food-filler/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2017, Subway sued the CBC, as well as the reporter and two producers, for $210 million, alleging the CBC acted "recklessly and maliciously" and that "these false statements... were published and republished, maliciously and without just cause or excuse, to a global audience, which has resulted in pecuniary loss to the plaintiffs." The CBC stood by its reports, stating that the DNA tests were done by independent and credible experts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Subway files defamation suit against CBC over chicken reports |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cbc-subway-chicken-lawsuit-1.4074401 |access-date=May 14, 2017 |work=CBC News |date=April 18, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525034741/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cbc-subway-chicken-lawsuit-1.4074401 |url-status=live }}</ref> The CBC's Emma Bédard stated that Subway had not provided an alternative explanation for the DNA test results obtained by the CBC.<ref name="torstar-cbcsuit">{{cite news |title=Subway says it plans to sue CBC for $210 million over chicken findings |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/03/16/subway-says-it-plans-to-sue-cbc-for-210-million-over-chicken-findings.html |website=Toronto Star |date=March 16, 2017 |access-date=May 14, 2017 |archive-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522172714/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/03/16/subway-says-it-plans-to-sue-cbc-for-210-million-over-chicken-findings.html |url-status=live |last1=Lalani |first1=Azzura }}</ref>

In November 2019, Subway's lawsuit against the CBC was dismissed through anti-[[Strategic lawsuit against public participation|SLAPP]] legislation, as CBC's reporting was deemed to be a matter of public interest.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loriggio |first1=Paul |title=Ontario court dismisses Subway's lawsuit against CBC over chicken report |url=https://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/ontario-court-dismisses-subways-lawsuit-against-cbc-over-chicken-report/ |website=Canadian Business |date=November 29, 2019 |publisher=The Canadian Press |access-date=4 December 2019 |archive-date=December 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204203934/https://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/ontario-court-dismisses-subways-lawsuit-against-cbc-over-chicken-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Judge dismisses Subway's $210M lawsuit against CBC over chicken sandwich exposé |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/subway-cbc-chicken-lawsuit-1.5370473 |website=CBC News |access-date=4 December 2019 |archive-date=November 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126025943/https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/subway-cbc-chicken-lawsuit-1.5370473 |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2021 the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the decision dismissing the lawsuit. The Supreme Court of Canada denied leave for appeal, so the matter has been returned to the Superior Court of Justice for trial.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 11, 2021|title=Subway's defamation suit against CBC over report on chicken content allowed to proceed|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/subway-cbc-supreme-court-1.6103764|website=CBC News}}</ref>