DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Never liked their weird tasting 'bread' and gigantic portions. Pumpernickles used to beat them hands down but I think they were county wide only #sarnienostalgia
Subway fast food outlets
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ska invita
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So why is it banned to eat by the EU?
Never mind can eat it again on New Year's Day
NoXion
his soul is marching on
I don't know. I wouldn't assume that just because the EU bans it, that automatically means it is dangerous. That would be mistaking legislation for science.
ska invita
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Some science, yesterday
FDA Should Ban Azodicarbonamide, Says CSPI
Azodicarbonamide has long been used by commercial bakers to strengthen dough, but has been poorly tested. Two suspicious chemicals form when bread with azodicarbonamide is baked. One of the breakdown products is semicarbazide, which caused cancers of the lung and blood vessels in mice, but poses...
NoXion
his soul is marching on
Some science, yesterday
FDA Should Ban Azodicarbonamide, Says CSPI
Azodicarbonamide has long been used by commercial bakers to strengthen dough, but has been poorly tested. Two suspicious chemicals form when bread with azodicarbonamide is baked. One of the breakdown products is semicarbazide, which caused cancers of the lung and blood vessels in mice, but poses...www.cspinet.org
A statement from an advocacy group isn't science. They don't even mention or link to any relevant studies. They don't say anything remotely quantifiable, such as a direct comparison of the cancer risks between consuming foods with naturally-occurring carcinogens (they are everywhere), and the risk of foods containing biurea (which is what the added azodicarbonamide breaks down into upon baking).
In fact, instead of linking to any science, they link to a blog by some unqualified lifestylist who thinks that they know something about nutrition and food safety.
ska invita
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The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers it a possible human carcinogen and that's why the EU banned it. As I say, don't fret, it'll be back on the menu next year.
You may be aware one in two people in the UK is due to get cancer... It's crap like this everywhere you turn that plays such a big part in all that suffering
'Half of UK people' will get cancer
One in two people in the UK will probably develop cancer at some point, but lifestyle choices could still arrest the rise, experts say.
www.bbc.co.uk
NoXion
his soul is marching on
If the EU wants to be consistent, then they should ban damn every other substance listed on the "possible carcinogen" list. Which includes such things as extracts of gingko biloba and aloe vera, the kind of "natural" substances that lifetylists are so fond of. As well as other naturally-occurring substances like caffeic acid, found in coffee but also found in herbs such as thyme and sage.
No, it is not. As the BBC article you linked indicates, a significant difference can be made by lifestyle changes, which would have nothing to do with banning weird-sounding chemicals that have been placed on some list which states that evidence for carcinogenicity is "limited" (whatever that means).
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
The only one I used to regularly walk past hasn't smelled like death for a couple of years - either they've sorted out their air filtration system from the kitchen, or I've had covid for the last two years.
I've tried them a good few years ago - not offensive but the bread is shit.
That’s a fair summary. I’m also always slightly baffled why all their sandwiches taste the same. But that’s the joy of fast food. It’s that exact reason I go to Maccies.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
In a way that's also the same for shop-bought sandwiches - you get used to what they taste like and tend to get the same ones again and again.
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
Subway bread is not bread, Irish court rules
Judge finds that sugar content of US chain’s sandwiches exceeds stipulated limit and they should thus be classified as confectionerywww.theguardian.com
The bread’s sugar content – five times the qualifying limit under the act – means that it falls outside of the legal definition of a staple food. The ruling included white and wholegrain bread. The definition serves to differentiate bread from other baked goods.
“The argument depends on the acceptance of the prior contention that the Subway heated sandwich contains ‘bread’ as defined, and therefore can be said to be food for the purposes of the Second Schedule rather than confectionary. Since that argument has been rejected, this subsidiary argument must fail,” the court ruled. The appeal was dismissed.
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The ruling is not the first slice of controversy for the brand. In 2014, Subway decided to start removing the flour whitening agent azodicarbonamide from its baked goods after a petition circulated online. The ingredient is commonly used in the manufacture of yoga mats and carpet underlay and has been banned by the European Union and Australia from use in food products. yum
<got to be carcinogenic hasnt it?
if they make subway in Ireland use batch bread id consider going in more often
