Subway's 'bread' isn't really bread, because of what's in it - court finds
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMirror reports. The five-judge court ruled the bread has a sugar content of 10% of the weight of the flour included in the dough.But under the act the weight of ingredients such as sugar, fat and bread improver should not be higher that 2% of the weight of flour in the dough.The appeal arose from a decision by the Revenue Commissioners in 2006 to refuse a refund for VAT payments made between early 2004 and late 2005.Bookfinders claimed a refund saying VAT the rate should have zero.In 2014 Subway removed a controversial chemical used to improve dough from its bread following the launch of a public petition.Azodicarbonamide is commonly used to make yoga mats and carpet underlay but has been banned by the European Union and Australia from use.
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