Another Reason to Avoid Subways

*Shrug* I like Subway. Note the like, not love, lol. Among fast food in my area, it is one of the few restaurants which does not hire only non-English speaking employees. Their employees may have heavy accents, but they speak and understand English, and you don't get the wrong thing if you don't order the #1

That written, the sub shops do NOT make their own bread from scratch....the bread dough is shipped, pre-formed from somewhere else to be fresh baked. They need to investigate where they are getting their dough from, and sue those people.

I don't believe food poisoning had anything to do with this, stress can cause 'severe stomach issues' all by itself. While if he had nothing to do with it he deserves some compensaion.....not a mil, not even close.

And let me add, my 11 year old son can darn near finish a foot-long, especially if he's just finished a baseball game. And no, he's not overweight, he's actually a string-bean, but he's extremely active and can out-eat his very active father, who also is not overweight, lol. When he goes to Taco bell he gets a crunchwrap supreme (no sour cream), a pintos & cheese and sometimes a crunchy chicken taco al fresco to go with. The kids got a hollow leg, I swear.

is your son smart enough to notice a handle sticking out the end of his sandwich? and if he is, would he know not to bite into the sandwich?

This guy's "worry" was that a kid could've bitten into it. My point, is any kid, young enough to not notice a handle sticking out of their sandwich, and not knowing you shouldn't chomp into it when there's something foreign sticking into it, probably is also too young to eat a 12" sub. According to the report, the handle was sticking out.

A growing (hwp) kid can eat a lot of food. Typically, metabolism is most active during puberty. But growth spurts at earlier ages also spawn a larger appetite. The closer to puberty, the larger the appetite during these spurts. Activity increases metabolism.

Agnesini, who works as a designer at Homo Xtra magazine in Midtown

What????

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Originally posted by Scorereader

is your son smart enough to notice a handle sticking out the end of his sandwich? and if he is, would he know not to bite into the sandwich?

This guy's "worry" was that a kid could've bitten into it. My point, is any kid, young enough to not notice a handle sticking out of their sandwich, and not knowing you shouldn't chomp into it when there's something foreign sticking into it, probably is also too young to eat a 12" sub. According to the report, the handle was sticking out.

A growing (hwp) kid can eat a lot of food. Typically, metabolism is most active during puberty. But growth spurts at earlier ages also spawn a larger appetite. The closer to puberty, the larger the appetite during these spurts. Activity increases metabolism.

Lol, yep, my kid is smart enough not to eat a sammy with a knife sticking out. However, this guy apparently is not, lol. I agree it looks like the guy was either stupid or in on it

I doubt very much the guy was in on, because he appeared on CBS News' Early Show and told his story. Subway would sue him for two million for slander if he made the story up.

People get told all the time to watch out for chicken bones in chicken salad. With that ubiquitous Subway 7" knife, people should be aware there could be a knife in their sandwich. I found one comment on a message board that said the Subway shops defrost the frozen bread, let it proof, score the top with a knife or scorer, then bake it. With knives/scorers in the baking area and knives on the sandwich line, there always exists the possibility a knife could end up in the sandwich.

Subway should just pay the guy a few grand to design a safety poster stressing kitchen utensil safety and let this story die.

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Originally posted by David_NYC

I doubt very much the guy was in on, because he appeared on CBS News' Early Show and told his story. Subway would sue him for two million for slander if he made the story up.

Well...the woman who claimed to have found a finger in Wendy's chili wasn't too fussed about the fact that they could sue her.

The "system" sure did make an example of the couple responsible for that Wendy's scam. The husband and wife are currently living at the Greybar Hotel and a judge ordered them to pay over $21 million in restitution. Of course, Wendy's and the others are not going to get their money back. There is nothing to stop those with a grudge from going after this couple for the rest of their lives, however.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/22/BAFDSBUST.DTL

I do admit, I eat at Subway. I enjoy their veggie subs.
Never in my many years, have I never got a foot long sandwich that WAS NOT cut in half.
Unless you specifically request, It is an automatic thing for the sandwich maker to reach for that knife and cut it.
Like Scorereader, I also smell a rat here.

I also hope he doesnt get a penny, and is prosecuted like that chick with the Wendys scam.

This story brought back to mind the last time I ever went to a Subway about eight years ago. I got a foot long turkey sandwich, and when I sat down and unwrapped it, I noticed there were three thumbtacks embedded in the underside of the bread. When I showed it to the manager, he actually asked me if I wanted him to remove the tacks or make me a new sandwich. It's one of the few times I've been rendered speechless.

funny, you noticed three thumbtacks embedded in the underside of the bread. This guy managed to not see a 7" knife embedded in his 6" sub.
Somehow, I feel you have a better case for the million dollars.

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Originally posted by Scorereader

funny, you noticed three thumbtacks embedded in the underside of the bread. This guy managed to not see a 7" knife embedded in his 6" sub.
Somehow, I feel you have a better case for the million dollars.

LOL...I was thinking somewhat the same thing when I first read the knife story. I guess I was just so floored when that the manager might have had even the most fleeting of thoughts that I would still eat the sandwich if he removed the thumbtacks that I never really thought lawsuit.

There are a lot of Subways (restaurants, that is) here in Manhattan. Many are no doubt owned by multiple location operators. If you ask a complicated question of anyone working at the store, you instantly realize you are dealing with hired help. If you start talking about food safety issues, you soon realize the person in charge at that Subway location is in way above his head.