NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - A new lawsuit accuses

Subway of "grossly misleading" customers by advertising

sandwiches that contain at least three times as much meat as it

delivers.

According to a proposed class action filed on Monday in

federal court in Brooklyn, Subway ads for its Steak & Cheese

sandwich show meat bursting from within, reaching about as high

as the surrounding hero bread.

In reality, according to several photos in the complaint,

Subway's sandwiches are far more bread than filling.

This is "especially concerning," the complaint said, because

of inflation and high food prices, and because many lower-income

consumers are struggling financially.

Anna Tollison of the New York City borough of Queens said

she paid $7.61 for a Steak & Cheese sandwich at a local Subway,

not realizing that the fast-food chain's ads showed the sandwich

contained at least 200% more meat than she and other consumers

would receive.

Her lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for New Yorkers who

bought the sandwiches in the last three years, for Subway's

alleged violations of the state's consumer protection laws.

The Atlanta-based private equity firm Roark Capital bought

Subway in April. Subway, based in Shelton, Connecticut, did not

immediately respond to requests for comment. Lawyers for

Tollison did not immediately respond to similar requests.

Similar lawsuits filed in the same court against McDonald's

, Wendy's and Taco Bell were dismissed

last year. Another similar lawsuit against Burger King

is pending in federal court in Miami.

The case is Tollison v. Subway Restaurants Inc et al, U.S.

District Court, Eastern District of New York, No. 24-07495.