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.
Subway bread yoga mat 2018.
The sandwich chain has faced criticism and backlash since a food blogger petitioned.
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.
But as a blog from phoenix new times points out just because the pork in the sandwich sports a springy texture and has ridges meant to give the illusion that the meat once had a rib in it does not mean that it is filled with a yoga mat chemical.
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.
Unlike subway who agreed months ago to stop using the.
This article has been updated to reflect that and provide more scientific context on the issue.
The claims by vani hari which were originally detailed in the article below about azodicarbonamide were unscientific in nature.
In 2014 the company removed azodicarbonamide a flour whitening agent from all baked items on its menu after an online petition started gaining momentum.
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.
Seth wenig the associated press.
The ingredient is commonly used in yoga mats synthetic leather and the soles of shoes.
On the contrary just as was the case with subway ada appears only in mcdonald s bread.
It is not the first time subway s bread has been in the spotlight.
This is not the first time subway has courted controversy for the ingredients it uses in its sandwiches.
Subway says a chemical also found in yoga mats will be completely phased out of its bread as of next week.
The disclosure comes as subway has suffered from an onslaught of bad publicity since.