Plastic Pieces Found in Subway Sandwich... Headquarters Apologizes, Explains "Lettuce Supplier's Fault"

Plastic from Subway sandwich.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Foreign substances were found in a Subway sandwich, and the headquarters apologized to the consumer involved.

According to the food industry on the 23rd, consumer A discovered a sharp piece of plastic while eating a "Steak Sandwich" at a Subway store in Seoul last month.

A reported the foreign substance to Subway headquarters through the store and also filed a report with the district office's food department.

A few days later, Subway headquarters collected the product in question.

A Subway representative stated, "As a result of the investigation, the foreign substance found in the sandwich was confirmed to be a part of the conveyor belt component from the lettuce supplier," adding, "It was confirmed that it was mixed in due to the fault of the lettuce supplier."

They continued, "We have apologized multiple times for causing concern to the customer. We will focus on store management to prevent the same incident from happening again."

After this incident became known, netizens reacted with comments such as, "They must wash and cut the lettuce multiple times, so why would that come out?" "Do they receive finished sandwich products from a cabbage factory?" "Looks like they don't wash the lettuce," and "I like Subway, so this is disappointing."

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