EWG Reveals List of Up to 500 Foods That Contain Yoga Mat Chemical
by William White | February 28, 2014 11:34 am
Subway came under fire after Food Babe blogger Hari pointed out that the restaurant chain uses azodicarbonamide it its bread. Azodicarbonamide is a chemical that helps bread store longer and makes it easier to work. It also happens to appear products like yoga mats and flip-flops to give them that spongy feel. Now Environmental Working Group[1] has collected a list of 500 other foods that use the yoga mat chemical.
Here are five foods that contain azodicarbonamide.
- Betty Crocker — Azodicarbonamide can be found in the General Mills (GIS[2]) owned brand’s Pasta Caesar Salad and Suddenly Pasta/Caesar Salad.
- Hungry-Man — The Roasted Carved White Meat Turkey meal from Hungry-Man contains the yoga mat chemical.
- Jimmy Dean — Lots of Jimmy Dean products, including its French Toast Griddlers and Delights Honey Wheat Flatbread meals, have azodicarbonamide in them.
- Kroger (KR[3]) — Kroger brand white bread and hamburger buns also have azodicarbonamide.
- Little Debbie — Several of the company’s snacks contain the yoga mat chemical.
Click here to see the full list of 500 foods that contain the yoga mat chemical.[4]
More Azodicarbondamide News
- Azodicarbonamide Offenders: Subway Isn’t the Only One …[5]
- Subway Will Remove ‘Yoga Mat’ Chemical From Bread After Protest[6]
Endnotes:
- Environmental Working Group: http://www.ewg.org/research/nearly-500-ways-make-yoga-mat-sandwich
- GIS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GIS
- KR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=KR
- Click here to see the full list of 500 foods that contain the yoga mat chemical.: http://www.ewg.org/research/nearly-500-ways-make-yoga-mat-sandwich
- Azodicarbonamide Offenders: Subway Isn’t the Only One …: https://investorplace.com/2014/02/azodicarbonamide-mcd-stock/#.UxC4wONdWSo
- Subway Will Remove ‘Yoga Mat’ Chemical From Bread After Protest: https://investorplace.com/2014/02/subway-chemical-bread/
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