Almost 500 foods contain the yoga mat compound.
Subway meat yoga mats.
Subway to remove plastic based chemical from.
In 2014 a petition created by blogger activist vani hari aka foodbabe urged the chain to remove azodicarbonamide a substance also found.
Subway says a chemical bleaching agent used in its sandwich bread as well as yoga mats and shoes will be totally phased out by next week.
Remember subway s yoga mat chemical controversy.
The substance azodicarbonamide is commonly used among fast food chains as a dough conditioner because it makes bread more elastic.
While it has been linked.
Subway says an ingredient dubbed the yoga mat chemical will be entirely phased out of its bread by next week.
Subway s promise to remove it comes after a food blogger s.
The ingredient azodicarbonamide is approved by the food and drug administration for use as a.
The salt a report finds that azodicarbonamide wasn t just in subway s bread.
It s in hundreds of foods.
The disclosure comes as subway has suffered from an onslaught of bad publicity since.
The sandwich chain has faced criticism and backlash since a food blogger petitioned.
01 25 subway confirmed on thursday that they were removing a chemical used to make yoga mats and rubber soles on shoes from their sandwich bread.
Subway says a chemical also found in yoga mats will be completely phased out of its bread as of next week.