date:Apr 02, 2014
A petition launched by food blogger Vani Hari in February urged Subway restaurants to stop using azodicarbonamide, or ADA, in its sandwich bread and baked goods. The controversial chemical is also causing safety concerns here in China as it is found in Starbucks bread and multiple flour products, reported the Beijing News.
ADA is also used in the production of foamed plastics such as yoga mats and shoe soles to add elasticity.
Guchuan, COFCO and Zhongyu, whose flour was caught containing ADA,