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« on: February 06, 2014, 10:11:07 AM »

It's good to know Subway is removing this chemical from the bread served, but it makes me wonder what other additives are in our foods?   "We are already in the process of removing Azodiacarbonamide as part of our bread improvement efforts despite the fact that it is USDA and FDA approved ingredient," the company says in a statement.  Notice the last sentence in this article, which says "The ingredient is banned in the UK, Europe and Australia..." 

http://www.kvue.com/news/consumer/Subway-to-remove-chemical-used-in-yoga-mats-shoe-rubber-from-bread-243958261.html
Subway to remove chemical used in yoga mats, shoe rubber from bread
February 6, 2014

Subway, one of the world's biggest bread bakers, is about to remove a chemical from its breads that raised the ire of an influential health activist and food blogger.
The world's biggest sandwich chain says it's in the process of removing the chemical known as Azodiacarbonamide from its sandwich breads -- a chemical that Vani Hari, who runs the site FoodBabe.com, says is commonly used to increase elasticity in everything from yoga mats to shoe rubber to synthetic leather. It's used for the same reason in bread, she says, as a dough conditioner.
"We are already in the process of removing Azodiacarbonamide as part of our bread improvement efforts despite the fact that it is USDA and FDA approved ingredient," the company says in a statement. "The complete conversion to have this product out of the bread will be done soon."
 
Subway's announcement follows a petition that Hari, the activist, recently launched that asked Subway to stop using Azodiacarbonamide in its bread. The ingredient is banned in the UK, Europe and Australia, notes Hari, who says that she is thrilled with Subway's actions.
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