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Court rules Subway sandwiches too sugary to meet legal definition of ‘bread’

Ireland’s highest court isn’t sweet on tax breaks for footlongs. The country’s Supreme Court ruled that the starch used in Subway sandwiches is too sugary to meet the definition of “bread” — …

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Ireland’s highest court isn’t sweet on tax breaks for footlongs.

The country’s Supreme Court ruled that the starch used in Subway sandwiches is too sugary to meet the definition of “bread” — a legal distinction that would have saved the firm some dough.

In deciding whether to give the fast-food chain a tax break for serving a “staple” food item, the five-judge panel ruled that the bread’s sugar-to-flour content is roughly five times too high to qualify, according to the Irish Independent.

For a company to be taxed zero percent, under the Value-Added Tax Act of 1972, the weight of sugar and fat in a bread product must not be more than 2 percent of the total weight of flour in the dough.

But the dough baked for Subway sandwiches has a sugar content of roughly 10 percent the weight of its flour content, the outlet reported.

Still no comment on their chicken, ribs or steak but there is surly less than 10% of any animal in those meats.

 

[Tranquil]

Subway is probably my least favorite popular fast food chain.

They should at least have coleslaw or fries as a side, not a bag of chips you can find at any grocery store.

 

[highrider]

Once you’ve had a really well executed cold cut Italian with quality butcher meats, shredded lettuce, peppers and a great infused olive oil, subway is kind of disgusting lol. My favorite is Stachowski’s next to Georgetown in DC, legendary cold cut butchers sub. It should be a huge meal, it needs no sides. I can barely finish one mostly people split them.

 

[fran.fernandez]

is this for all subway or only specific countries?

 

[teezzy]

Any deli worth its salt doesnt weigh your fucking meat

 

[The Pleasure]

Togos for fast food sandwiches.

 

[bender]

Any deli worth its salt doesnt weigh your fucking meat

Your mom weighed my meat.

 

[teezzy]

Your mom weighed my meat.

.02 oz

 

[HoodWinked]

hidden sugar is so nefarious cause you intake these extra calories and don't even get the enjoyment from it.

 

[bender]

.02 oz

Ask her if my buns are too sweet.

 

[teezzy]

Ask her if my buns are too sweet.

My mom said your buns are Italian herb and cheese

 

[bender]

My mom said your buns are Italian herb and cheese

Tell her I'm sorry I didn't hold the mayo.

 

[prag16]

I used to like their parmesan oregano bread before they discontinued it. Italian herbs and cheese isn't as good.

 

[King of Foxes]

Subway opened in Latvia a couple years ago with a lot of stores, it was very popular for a brief time but now most of them are closed down.

Thats my Subway truth

 

[Spaceman292]

Court rules Subway sandwiches too sugary to meet legal definition of ‘bread’

Ireland’s highest court isn’t sweet on tax breaks for footlongs. The country’s Supreme Court ruled that the starch used in Subway sandwiches is too sugary to meet the definition of “bread” — …

nypost.com

Still no comment on their chicken, ribs or steak but there is surly less than 10% of any animal in those meats.

Mostly circus animals, some filler.

 

[Unknown Quantity]

is this for all subway or only specific countries?

Ireland. It needs to reduce the sugar by 80% to qualify as bread for VAT purposes. Food is exempt from VAT, I think it falls under confectionery with all that sugar.

 

[TheMan]

I wonder how much different Ireland's subway bread tastes compared to US bread. The bread here doesn't seem to be overly sweet, but then again we have sugar in literally everything so maybe my taste buds have been desensitized.

 

[JordanN]

Quiznos was always the superior sub chain.
I'm disappointed they shut down the locations where I live.

Life isn't the same without Classic Italian.

 

[Amory]

Any deli worth its salt doesnt weigh your fucking meat

Honestly, with the quality of meats that Subway uses, I don't want a ton of it on my sandwich anyway. Whatever they count out is probably all that should be there.

 

[Dural]

Here is what Subway's website has to say about their bread;

Doesn't seem like it has more sugar than the average bread product.

 

[GymWolf]

Oh america, you put too much sugar even on fucking bread.

I bet you also have sugar coated sugar...

 

[ExpandKong]

Subway is the McDonald's of sandwich shops, Jimmy John's for life fight me retards

 

[JordanN]

Subway is the McDonald's of sandwich shops, Jimmy John's for life fight me retards

McDonalds at least has flavor and the restaurant doesn't smell like a dead animal.

Seriously, just stand outside of any Subway, and you can smell it from a mile away.

 

[ExpandKong]

McDonalds at least has flavor and the restaurant doesn't smell like a dead animal.

Seriously, just stand outside of any Subway, and you can smell it from a mile away.

This is true and you remind me that while I get a McDouble and a spicy chicken from McDonald's every couple months, I haven't eaten anything from Subway in a decade easily.

Get fucked Subway.

 

[Super Mario]

Interesting target. According to their nutrition, it's really not that sugary. Now, if the nutrition info is false, that's definitely something to look at. I question the quality of their meats more.

I disagree when people say "I refuse to eat at chains". I can get a damned good Italian sub at Penn Station, DiBellas, or Jersey Mike's. The only time I ever want Subway, is when I am in the middle of absolutely no where, with no other options, and I am starving to death

 

[tkscz]

Oh america, you put too much sugar even on fucking bread.

I bet you also have sugar coated sugar...

We don't even use sugar in most products. High fructose corn syrup is whats used. That shit is so bad for you, you guys made it illegal to use in Europe

 

[EverydayBeast]

Subway is all about the teriyaki chicken

 

[elektrokats]

If it looks like bread, feels like bread and tastes like bread, then it's fucking bread. I think these people just have a vendetta against fast food chains, maybe even specifically Subway.

Wasn't their chicken also recently classified as not authentic chicken? I've had their chicken. It was okay. Still tasted like chicken to me...

 

[GymWolf]

We don't even use sugar in most products. High fructose corn syrup is whats used. That shit is so bad for you, you guys made it illegal to use in Europe

this reminds me of an episode of parks and recreations...

 

[eddie4]

subway is shit, tasteless logs of disappointment.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

Doesn't matter what combination of bread/meats/toppings you get at Subway. Every sandwich just tastes like Subway.

 

[manfestival]

Subway is the McDonald's of sandwich shops, Jimmy John's for life fight me retards

Yeah but Jimmy John's is gross. They even destroy the sandwiches by adding mayo.

 

[elektrokats]

I find you can improve the quality/look of a Subway sandwich by asking them to toast it at least 2x as long as normal and use spinach instead of their shredded lettuce. And always use Italian Herbs & Cheese as your bread.

 

[cryptoadam]

And I thought the only people lying about their footlongs were men on the internet with small peens.

 

[Goro Majima]

I hate that out of all the sub shops that blew up in the 90s and 00s it was fucking Subway. Almost without exception, every single small town in America has one because Subway successfully was able to market themselves as "healthy".

 

[Codswallop_]

That weird microwaved bread odour that seems to eminate from every franchise always turns me off ordering from Subway. Smells nothing like freshly baked bread should smell.

 

[Nvzman]

Oh america, you put too much sugar even on fucking bread.

I bet you also have sugar coated sugar...

Except if you read the article its talking about Ireland not the USA. Guess your country isn't too big on reading?

I don't think the sugar content is the same as in the USA, given how a poster here posted an ingredient chart and its not lining up with what the court is saying in Ireland.

I jest though, the worst part is that the USA doesn't even use sugar in a lot of its more common products, it uses that super shitty tasting, cheap, and unhealthy high fructose corn syrup thats banned in the EU and other parts of the world. I'll definitely give the EU credit in that they are right in banning that stuff, it shouldn't exist.

 

[Cycom]

Mostly circus animals, some filler.

Lots of soy.

 

[Stitch]

Oh america, you put too much sugar even on fucking bread.

I bet you also have sugar coated sugar...

 

[Ballthyrm]

As a Frenchman i'm offended by the fact it is even called "bread" in the first place.
I mean... i guess i can't expect too much from people calling this a pizza.

 

[12Goblins]

As a Frenchman i'm offended by the fact it is even called "bread" in the first place.
I mean... i guess i can't expect too much from people calling this a pizza.

I still don't understand how they have Subways in France and how they are popular. I went into one thinking surely they put their own spin on it, goat cheese, fig spread, etc. Nope, Same industrial garbage.

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

As a Frenchman i'm offended by the fact it is even called "bread" in the first place.
I mean... i guess i can't expect too much from people calling this a pizza.

Only idiots from Chicago call that pizza

 

[elektrokats]

I don't get it though.

So you're saying if I'm at home and I'm making homemade bread and I decide that I would like to add more sugar than usual to give it a sweeter taste but it still LOOKS and TASTES like bread with no difference visually to the naked eye, then it's not considered bread by definition?

 

[TrainedRage]

Now check the meat and ‘sea food’.

 

[Stitch]

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Subway to stop putting a chemical used in rubber into Its bread

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-06/subway-removing-rubber-chemical-from-bread That footlong loaf baking in your local Subways oven could contain an ingredient called azodicarbonamide. Its an additive the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permits for use in restricted amounts to...

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Delicious

 

[Mihos]

I'm more of Jersey Mike/ Lenny's kinda guy

 

[Coconutt]

i miss Quiznos

 

[drganon]

Subway isnt the worst restaurant I've eaten at (that would be pizza inn), but they pale in comparison to Jersey Mike.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

All American food is laden with sugar. It's addictive, it enhances flavor, and it's a cheap preservative.

 

[cryptoadam]

I don't get it though.

So you're saying if I'm at home and I'm making homemade bread and I decide that I would like to add more sugar than usual to give it a sweeter taste but it still LOOKS and TASTES like bread with no difference visually to the naked eye, then it's not considered bread by definition?

On the real after the jokes its so Subway doesn't have to pay Irish taxes.

Because of the amount of sugar its considered a pastry not "bread" and can be taxed.

I guess Ireland is one of those places with a sugar tax so they want that sweet subway tax money.

All this means is that the price of a subway sandwich in Ireland will go up and have VAT added onto it.