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Saturday, March 01, 2014

‘Shoe Rubber’ Chemical Removed From Subway Bread Found In Nearly 500 Common Foods

Footlong fans breathed a sigh of relief at the beginning of February, when sandwich chain Subway announced that it was removing azodicarbonamide — a chemical used in shoe rubber and yoga mats — from its bread.

Though the World Health Organization has said that the chemical is safe for human consumption, some studies have suggested it could be linked with asthma and skin and respiratory problems.

And when the chemical is baked, it forms another chemical that has been linked to cancer in animal studies, CBS News pointed out.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Next thing they will do is try and remove the main ingredient in wallpaper paste from bread.

Anonymous said...

I wish they would get the dihydrogen monoxide out of all the commercial soft drinks and coffee

Anonymous said...

I bur my bacon now from Hastings, where the only 2 ingredients are pork... and smoke! Stays flat in the pan, and the flavor is 10x store brands.

Oh, and it's the SAME PRICE!

Anonymous said...

I don't buy frozen seafood that has the toilet bowl cleaner in it.

Sodium Tripolyphosphate is approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a food preservative. It helps retain moisture. That helps products look good longer and keep selling weight higher. It is used in many other things, like detergent and antifreeze, for instance, and it’s in many cleaning products.

Yummy.