Subway says azodicarbonamide an ingredient dubbed the yoga mat chemical will be entirely phased out of its bread by the week of april 14 2014.
Subway bread yoga mat 2018.
The claims by vani hari which were originally detailed in the article below about azodicarbonamide were unscientific in nature.
Subway restaurants announced they were eliminating azodicarbonamide a chemical used in yoga mats from breads but the environmental working group says almost 500 foods contain it.
The sandwich chain has faced criticism and backlash since a food blogger petitioned.
Earlier this month vani hari of food babe called out subway for using azodicarbonamide ada a chemical found in yoga mats shoe soles and synthetic leather.
Subway says a chemical also found in yoga mats will be completely phased out of its bread as of next week.
Subway wasn t the only chain to use the yoga mat chemical in its bread many chains have now bid goodbye to azodicarbonamide by virginia chamlee aug 8 2016 4 00pm edt.
Seth wenig the associated press.
The disclosure comes as subway has suffered from an onslaught of bad publicity since.
On the contrary just as was the case with subway ada appears only in mcdonald s bread.
In 2014 the company announced it was removing azodicarbonamide the so called yoga mat chemical from its rolls.
In 2014 the company removed azodicarbonamide a flour whitening agent from all baked items on its menu after an online petition started gaining momentum.
This article has been updated to reflect that and provide more scientific context on the issue.
This is not the first time subway has courted controversy for the ingredients it uses in its sandwiches.
Subway the popular sandwich chain has announced the ingredient dubbed the yoga mat chemical will be entirely phased out of its bread by this week.
Subway says an ingredient dubbed the yoga mat chemical will be entirely phased out of its bread by next week.
It is not the first time subway s bread has been in the spotlight.
