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New York Post : Court rules Subway sandwiches too sugary to meet legal definition of 'bread'.
https://nypost.com/2020/09/30/subway-sandwiches-dont-meet-legal-definition-of-bread-court/
RandyRandalman
Then how the fuck are people able to use EBT on that shit?!
Slewth87
Still probably less sugar than most American bread
iamthisguy247
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realBigDill
In Ireland
Notedbutignored
Most American bread are as sweet as sweet bread in my country
Mavgurian
I almost bit into the screen when I watched a "original German pretzel" video on youtube ...
Lastcentura
Right friend of mine went to America not long ago said all the bread tasted like cake
mrmayortheiv
I never thought subway was actually that healthy, but holy shit that's way more sugar than I imagined would be in there.
Lambast
I was also surprised, 10% sugar is basically a tea scone.
GrandPubabofMoldistan
So I am not crazy thinking bread is too sweet here
LiquidSodium
I trusted you subway...
TheRealGritty
As an ex sandwich artist, never trust subway
Spaceman248
Read food labels and look up nutrition facts for restaurants. No need to trust them if you do your own research
Alistairetheblu
https://youtu.be/YiJEqHfcFvg
graft
I guess you missed the time that their chicken was proven to be less than 50% chicken. Most of the rest was cellulose from wood pulp lol
GameOfLiesAndDeath
This is what it's like to have a peaceful country. This is what's in their news. I'm jealous..
potatoardvarkhybrid
to be sure
rubypet
A friend came with me from US to EU. His first trip and vowed to forget about his diet and eat everything he could. He still lost 10 pounds.
pinchofsugar
A friend of my daughter's came to the US and gained 20 over a couple months:/
ActuallyAPirate
It's new York post... so...
gallowglacht
But it is sharing news reported by the Irish Independent, it isn't something New York Post made up.
GoobleGobbleGoobleGobble
Hmm... sugar bread or bread made with recycled rubber? Ah fuck it. I'm done with Subway
percywetmore
Jared liked a little sugar....
GuestChrist
I was trying to think of a witty Jared remark but had nothing. Updoot to you, neighbor!
DukePhelan
So more than 2% sugar isn't bread or just for taxes? I have a sweet bread recipe that calls for 1/3 cup sugar to 3 cups of flour so what 11%
Noumenon72
They measure by weight, but by calories your bread is 30% sugar. 255 cal of sugar and 581 of flour.
pinchofsugar
Think this was just their standards to qualify for a tax break
SmolTenk
at that point its basically cake on my book, but you do you.
melmboundanddown
Staple foods, like bread and fruit etc, are sales tax exempt in Ireland and a lot of europe. A chocolate bar has tax of 23% for example
TheDoctorIsInside
Cake with ham and veggies.
rosshell2718
There’s a legal definition for bread? What’s the name of that court case? Dough v Cassonade?
SoberAndBored
In the UK (NOT Eire): The Bread and Flour Regulations 1998.
pinchofsugar
HieronymousFlex
Bread was actually highly regulated in most countries. Bakers faced severe punishment if they were found adding sawdust to their loaves.
getguds
bu bu muh free market!!!
jamandtoast
In that country, bread with 2% sugar has a tax break. This bread is 10% sugar. Can be called bread, just doesn't get the tax break.
nopenononope
Mavgurian
There are definitions in Germany (of course) for about any food item. It is to make sure people cannot go and sell something under a name 1
Mavgurian
that is not actually what the customer is expecting. Ice CREAM requires a percentage of dairy, MILK must come from an animal not soy, 2
Mavgurian
JUICE must be made from fruits/vegetables, and several dishes must comply to certain standard recipies regarding prep and ingredients 3/3
JeffreyBarter
Engineering is highly standardized. Otherwise nothing would work. Food could be considered to be a construction block of your body.
HelloSchitty
So....Jared is a dang liar!!!
RaptorClawBR
Subway is disgusting. They claim to be healthy but the quality of ingredients is so sub par.
maracucho
They are pretty cheap, so....
notacobra
In Australia, they don't advertise as healthy, they advertise as "fresh" and presume the consumer correlates to two.
TakeItEasyPolicy
It's right in their name. Sub-way
bound4doom
Back in the day, yeah I am old, but the early 80's, they used to have fresh healthy food that tasted good. Early 2000s changed.
gingerayyIe
Idk if this is unpopular but I enjoy Subway a lot. Not the best but still good
ThomasThundersword
it’s like McDs or anything else. it tastes good and fills the hole. just don’t eat it as a staple, or ever assume it’s actually healthy.>
ThomasThundersword
Subway is my 2nd fav fast food joint after BK. but i lump it into the same category when it comes to presumed nutritional value.
pinchofsugar
https://www.cnn.com/2014/02/06/health/subway-bread-chemical/index.html I still remember the yoga mat thing
daftthoughts
Also: Grocery store breads and restaurant breads also contain this chemical. [...] including McDonald's, Starbucks and Arby's.
daftthoughts
Tbh, water is in yoga mats too. Declaring a chemical unhealthy because it's present in non-food items is bad practice. The focus should >
daftthoughts
> be on whether the ingredient itself is safe for humans or not, not whether it's present in non-food items.
youknowthatonepersonwiththeface
I thankfully have a hole in the wall sandwich shop saving me by having sub par ingredients in much higher portions at the same price
squirreltactics
Fuck, my grocery store makes better deli sandwiches.
flack9099
I make better sandwiches
youknowthatonepersonwiththeface
Yea, but is your grocery store run out of a former CiCi's pizza with a pest problem?! Checkmate!
squirreltactics
No, but there is a Cicis in the same outlet as one of them.
TheJellyfishh
The ny post is like someone heard the news and now they're giving you the gist.
daveisamonster
NY post is garbage
aayla1023
Subway is also garbage
GuestChrist
Agreed. They're just another garbage Murdoch rag. Legit story though.
DarkHourse
Irish source: https://independent.ie/irish-news/courts/sandwiches-in-subway-too-sugary-to-meet-legal-definition-of-being-bread-39574778.html
pinchofsugar
There were several articles, this just the one I opened when I searched for the article again
CyborgScribe
Not at all uncommon for US bread in general.
ahhshankyou
Didn’t they get accused of putting the same rubber from yoga mats in their bread too?
YouCheckedTheUsernameHaveACookie
NY post is not credible
CyborgScribe
Then read it from a different source.
pinchofsugar
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/food-drink/subway-bread-too-much-sugar.amp were several articles, just the first one I opened
GlebReawer
lol, +1 for linking fox
kacistos
So our new foot long is a slice of cheese between 2 pints of Guinness. We know what we're at!
AdrianDunne
I like to also add a leaf of lettuce. I'm watching my figure.
kacistos
I'll add a bitta cucumber too.
AdrianDunne
Let's not take the piss either, you have to enjoy it.
kacistos
Noted. I'll use the cucumber for something else
squirreltactics
Hats off to Subway for convincing a whole nation, with a pedophile, that an entire loaf of sugar bread for lunch is healthy.
fennecbutt
Pretty sure the so called pedophile would have been fine in the UK and most of the rest of the western world where the age of consent is 16.
parkerh17
Are you sure about that? Never looked much into the case but thought he was paying parents to let him sleep with their kids...
dweeb1
He has been trying to get into smaller pants for years
eromitlab
ayyyyyyyyyy
eromitlab
Hey, that loaf of sugar bread also contains one shingle of meat and approximately three pounts of junky shredded lettuce.
KleptoKea
I mean, the nation is lead by a likely pedophile who convinced his people that windmills caused cancer, so, not that difficult in USA.
UnseatedBean
This article is about Ireland
KleptoKea
The particular comment was not. Either way, I stand by my comment about USA, its leader and its people.
stevencloser
It's 150 grams of bread for a foot long, that's hardly an entire loaf of bread.
IronGravyBoat
I mean, they literally use a whole loaf of bread for a footlong. It's not a giant loaf, but an entire loaf nonetheless.
stevencloser
Technically I guess. But then I could make a tiny one just to make a dad joke and say I ate a whole loaf of bread in one bite.
yourqueenrat
Can you please elaborate? I’m stupid
squirreltactics
Jared = pedophile. Ads promoted him losing a ton of weight. Sugar bread = a ton of carbs. Body converts un-used carbs to fat.
yourqueenrat
WTF I had no idea he was a convicted sex offender holy
pinchofsugar
This^
Yellowdart49
Why is The New York Post reporting on Ireland's food ruling?
HenryLongfellowIII
Because it’s a right wing tabloid & they like stories that imply that European governments are overly controlling, makes people feel better.
Yellowdart49
Oh
IsaacNuetron
It this what it's like to have standards?
Grong6788
You obviously haven’t seen our “government “
momohkabbah
Hey, we Americans have substandards!.... oh.
Panzerkeks85
This is the same Ireland that helped Apple avoid 15 billion $ of taxes in the EU.
Snodfather
This got me ?
Mmmmm337
Standards are easy to find when tax revenue and tax breaks are on the line.
PsycheV
WhyDontYouMakeMe
"How much sawdust can you add to a rice crispy treat before people notice?"
ketro2099
murican standards yes
Rubbertje
Come eat in Belgium. There is a reason why there are barely any fast-food chains.
CangodCreateAStoneItCannotLift
Een volledige dagschotel met soep kost 13 EUR. Je hebt niet zoveel kwaliteitsvolle voeding in een fastfood.
IsaacNuetron
Are you bragging, or complaining?
JustinSane6
In Canada “ice cream” that has no dairy had to be relabeled. Now there’s 3-4 brands of ice cream and 45 brands of “frozen dessert treats”.
OpinionsAreLikeAssholes
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IamMordrid
Meh, you underment what he stood.
melmboundanddown
* Mah
IsaacNuetron
The quality of proofreading has really suffered....
ab469049531415
We used to have standards...
faultysage
The US has these standards as well. SCOTUS has ruled on the classification of Dr. Pepper and whether tomatoes are a fruit.
WhyDontYouMakeMe
Yeah, but it's a very lenient system. How long did it take to get "added sugar" onto nutrition labels?
mirhagk
For anyone wondering, tomato was ruled to be a vegetable in Nix v Hedden. It's actually the state vegetable of new jersey
mikesthebest1
Well my friend did a quick Google search for scoutus classification of dr pepper. Could you give him some sauce?
mikesthebest1
So nothing then?
faultysage
Okay A) I don't work on your schedule fuckface.
faultysage
B) I misremebered, it was a lower federal court ruling. https://casetext.com/case/dr-pepperseven-up-co-inc-v-ftc
mikesthebest1
Oh my! And thank you lol
idkalan
Don't forget about the agricultural ruling that stated pizza sauce can be declared a serving of vegetables.
asm80dfa8sdfj
Pizza sauce is 98% tomatoes, the rest being garlic, onions and seasoning. I don't know why everyone chooses to mock that
IdiotPatrol
Commercial sauce often has a ton of sugar,
PleasantPeasantPheasant
Depends on how much you'd call a 'serving of vegetables' I think it's about 100 grams as you're supposed to eat 200grams per day?
PleasantPeasantPheasant
and 200 grams of pure pizzasauce sounds kinda disgusting to me ngl.
NotmyUsername2000
Is pepper a fruit too? I don't remember.
SpoilsburyToastMan
Pepper is a spice. Peppers are a fruit.
mirhagk
Legally/for tax purposes no. It's a spice. The government doesn't care about silly taxonomy failures
gonoregan
Peppers are fruits! I can’t think of a good way to use them in a fruit salad though... unless guacamole is a kind of fruit salad?
GoooForPapaPalpatine
Salsa is a fruit salad
gonoregan
Ah good point can’t believe I forgot salsa!
SharkoutofWata
Guacamole is definitely a fruit salad. I mean, it’s practically a normal salad too when it’s fancy.
iamthisguy247
Wait don’t tell me they are questioning his qualifications for being a doctor? For once I might be happy someone forgot about Dre.
BurlRavenscroft
There is no period after Dr so it’s not an abbreviation. It’s just Der Pepper, the goose stepping krout soda.
Verk80
Mr. Pepper just wouldn’t sound the same :(
ultradongle
I would buy shit from a Mr. Scholls
shyriath
He could do like his cousin Pibb did and go with "Pepper Xtra".