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The New York Times last June published an investigation that found, similarly to the marine biologists, “no amplifiable tuna DNA” in several samples from different Subway locations.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2022

Subway made headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2021: Over the summer, a New York Times investigation into the company's famous tuna fish sandwich could not find any "amplifiable tuna DNA."

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2021

But The New York Times also analyzed a sample and found that “no amplifiable tuna DNA was present,” although that could be because the sample was so processed that testing equipment couldn’t detect the species.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

“No amplifiable tuna DNA was present in the sample and so we obtained no amplification products from the DNA,” the email read.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2021

Even the tiniest fraction of customers have amplifiable voices.

From Slate • May 25, 2018