Yet another reason to avoid Subway

ascrit
ascrit Posts: 770 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Apparently, for years Subway has been using an ingredient in its bread called azodicarbonamide. This chemical is also found in yoga mats and shoe rubber. I would imagine that it was used because there is some kind of cost benefit (yay capitalism!) but luckily the info was uncovered and Subway is changing its ways:
http://business.time.com/2014/02/06/subway-chemical-bread-yoga-mat-rubber/

It makes me wonder what other chemicals Subway is using in its ingredients and if any of them can be trusted. Personally, I would rather get a sandwich from my local Italian deli anyway, it may have more calories but at least I know what's in it...
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  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    I also heard many soda companies put dihydrogen monoxide in their drinks, a chemical which is also found in herbicides, poisons and acids!

    On a serious note, where else it is used in is completely irrelevant and fear mongering. It's a normal food additive and only recently been removed from usage in the UK, EU and Australia because it might be linked to asthma and allergies.
  • kickivale
    kickivale Posts: 260 Member
    Years ago I read that Subway had more instances of food poisoning that any other fast food chain in the nation. Apparently they have issues keeping their meat at cool enough of a temp, EWWW.
    Here in NYC, more Subways CLOSE COMPLETELY due to health code violations than any other national chain.
    Thanks to the letter grade system, we can avoid these sh*tholes.
    Gnarly.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Did you seriously think that Subway's bread was free of chemical additives? Or that the bread from other restaurants do not also contain chemical additives?
  • castlerobber
    castlerobber Posts: 528 Member
    I also heard many soda companies put dihydrogen monoxide in their drinks, a chemical which is also found in herbicides, poisons and acids!

    On a serious note, where else it is used in is completely irrelevant and fear mongering.

    :laugh: :flowerforyou:
  • Onaughmae
    Onaughmae Posts: 873 Member
    :laugh: :laugh: Good one!
  • TheGirlsATimeBomb
    TheGirlsATimeBomb Posts: 434 Member
    will i burn more calories if i eat yoga mat materials?
  • jenifr818
    jenifr818 Posts: 805 Member
    *sigh* in, because I'm sure this is gonna end awesomely

    *gets out popcorn and takes a seat*
  • boredlimodriver
    boredlimodriver Posts: 264 Member
    Just had Subway for lunch. Yummy yoga mat
  • SolitudesMuse
    SolitudesMuse Posts: 67 Member
    I also heard many soda companies put dihydrogen monoxide in their drinks, a chemical which is also found in herbicides, poisons and acids!

    On a serious note, where else it is used in is completely irrelevant and fear mongering. It's a normal food additive and only recently been removed from usage in the UK, EU and Australia because it might be linked to asthma and allergies.

    Studies have shown that 100% of people who consume dihydrogen monoxide die.
  • TheRightWeigh
    TheRightWeigh Posts: 249 Member
    That's weird, but I don't do subway too often....I can't get past the fact that they use the same knife for EVERY THING.:sick:
  • kjo9692
    kjo9692 Posts: 430 Member
    I've been avoiding Subway for months since my boyfriend found the leg of a cockroach in the sandwich after he took a bite. We still don't know if the crunchiness on his sandwich was due to the bread or because he ate a roach :laugh:

    Since then I try to avoid Subway as much as I can!
  • Dol10
    Dol10 Posts: 48 Member
    Lets all be entirely honest about this whole thing. We'll never know what we ingest unless you specifically do the scientific study yourself. No matter if you go to Subway or if you go to your local Italian Deli.

    You may drink milk, but do you know what else is in there besides milk? Did you milk it yourself? Did you raise the cow and feed it yourself?
  • Dol10
    Dol10 Posts: 48 Member
    I've been avoiding Subway for months since my boyfriend found the leg of a cockroach in the sandwich after he took a bite. We still don't know if the crunchiness on his sandwich was due to the bread or because he ate a roach :laugh:

    Since then I try to avoid Subway as much as I can!

    Extra protein never hurt. hah
  • 58Rock
    58Rock Posts: 176 Member
    "Here in NYC, more Subways CLOSE COMPLETELY due to health code violations than any other national chain."

    Nothing to do with Subway. Simply related to the New Yorker Subway owner's inability to keep a clean store.
  • btsinmd
    btsinmd Posts: 921 Member
    I also heard many soda companies put dihydrogen monoxide in their drinks, a chemical which is also found in herbicides, poisons and acids!

    On a serious note, where else it is used in is completely irrelevant and fear mongering. It's a normal food additive and only recently been removed from usage in the UK, EU and Australia because it might be linked to asthma and allergies.
    Lol! I prefer my dihydrogen monoxide straight.

    Went to Subway today, but I skipped the bread, so I guess I'm safe! Whew!

    Wait! I did have some of the lunch meat in my Subway Club salad! Oh no! I'm in trouble, now! Guess I've blown my diet and I can just binge on soda, fast food, and candy for the rest of the year. Next January 1st, I'll resolve to get healthy again!
  • 58Rock
    58Rock Posts: 176 Member
    Lets all be entirely honest about this whole thing. We'll never know what we ingest unless you specifically do the scientific study yourself. No matter if you go to Subway or if you go to your local Italian Deli.

    You may drink milk, but do you know what else is in there besides milk? Did you milk it yourself? Did you raise the cow and feed it yourself?

    Exactly.
  • TheRightWeigh
    TheRightWeigh Posts: 249 Member
    Totally unrelated...but your hair is dope Kickivale.:flowerforyou:
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    heres another reason to avoid subway. you might die.
    http://www.channel3000.com/news/subway-restaurant-reopens-after-deadly-shooting/-/1648/21816822/-/149n1ns/-/index.html
  • kiittenforever
    kiittenforever Posts: 478 Member
    I'm not surprised. Yuck! Subway is that good anyway.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I hope this Subway bread thread goes as well as the last one.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1169540-evil-subway-read-this-if-you-eat-at-there
  • beallh
    beallh Posts: 24 Member
    what else the chemical is used in is irrelevant.

    If it causes some type of cancer, other disease, bad health when ingested, then lets take it out.
    But when people try to change public opinion of a entire chain or type of bread because one of the chemicals is used in the same material as yoga mats? Thats ridiculous. Everything is made of chemicals. The beauty of chemicals (and chemistry (science!) in general) is that they can be mixed together with other chemicals in different ways to form two amazingly different things, that have no relation to one another. Example bread and yoga mats.
  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
    "Here in NYC, more Subways CLOSE COMPLETELY due to health code violations than any other national chain."

    Nothing to do with Subway. Simply related to the New Yorker Subway owner's inability to keep a clean store.

    Subway is one, if not the easiest franchise to open. This likely leads to many bad owners which leads to closures. Better screening and being more selective of franchisees by subway's corporate offices as well as better monitoring of the stores once they open would probably help.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=172.806
  • 970Mikaela1
    970Mikaela1 Posts: 2,013 Member
    Wouldn't yoga mat chemicals be labeled as healthy?
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    I also heard many soda companies put dihydrogen monoxide in their drinks, a chemical which is also found in herbicides, poisons and acids!

    On a serious note, where else it is used in is completely irrelevant and fear mongering. It's a normal food additive and only recently been removed from usage in the UK, EU and Australia because it might be linked to asthma and allergies.

    They also put dihydrogen monoxide into antifreeze too...
  • Songbirdcw
    Songbirdcw Posts: 320 Member
    Yeah...okay....make your own bread then! :wink:
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    Same starting material, but the azodicarbonamide is converted to one thing in yoga mats and other plastics, while it gets converted to something else during the baking process.

    I'm sure we don't need it in bread (it's used to bleach the flour) (wonder what they use in Europe instead???). But don't get panicked just because it is "used to make yoga mats". Also, remember that the dose makes the poison.
  • kickivale
    kickivale Posts: 260 Member
    It has nothing to do with Subway….except for the fact that IT'S A SUBWAY :bigsmile:

    Sure it's up to location management, but companies have a duty to set and maintain standards.
    "Here in NYC, more Subways CLOSE COMPLETELY due to health code violations than any other national chain."

    Nothing to do with Subway. Simply related to the New Yorker Subway owner's inability to keep a clean store.
  • jt_alucard
    jt_alucard Posts: 956 Member
    I also heard many soda companies put dihydrogen monoxide in their drinks, a chemical which is also found in herbicides, poisons and acids!

    On a serious note, where else it is used in is completely irrelevant and fear mongering. It's a normal food additive and only recently been removed from usage in the UK, EU and Australia because it might be linked to asthma and allergies.

    dihydrogen monoxide is teh leading cuase of cancer...some bad stuff...can lead to drowning too....
  • kickivale
    kickivale Posts: 260 Member
    Hey @ TheRightWeigh Thanks! :blushing:

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