Yoga Mat Chemical Azodicarbonamide Found in Nearly 500 Foods
Last month we shared the news that Subway would no longer use ADA (azodicarbonamide) in their bread. Azodicarbonamide is a chemical foaming agent used to make plastics. The World Health Organization has linked ADA to increased risk of respiratory problems and asthma in workers handling the chemical. Unfortunately, a new report by the Environmental Working Group found nearly 500 foods that contain azodicarbonamide. Here is the list of nearly 500 foods containing azodicarbonamide:
*Note – Since posting this list, some of these more well-known brands have removed azodicarbonamide from their products including Subway.
| Brand Name* | Product |
| Aladdin Bakers | Jumbo Bagels Cinnamon Raisin |
| America's Choice | Muffin Sandwiches Turkey, Sausage, Egg & Cheese |
| Amigos | Tortillas |
| Archer Farms | Simply Balanced 100% Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns |
| Arnold | Bakery Light 100% Whole Wheat BreadSandwich Rolls, Wheat |
| Artichoke Basilles Pizza Co. | Margherita Pizza |
| Artisan Fresh | Jumbo Wheat Hoagie |
| Aunt Hattie's | Onion BunsPotato Hamburger Enriched Buns |
| Aunt Millie's | Honey & Hamburger BunsWhole Grain Bread |
| Bagel-Fuls | Bagel Filled With Cream Cheese, Original |
| Baker's Treat | Big Texas Cheese Roll Pastries |
| Ball Park | Flame Grilled Barbeque Chicken SliderFlame Grilled Beef SlidersFlame Grilled Cheese Burger SildersHot Dog Buns |
| Bell's | Traditional Stuffing |
| Betty Crocker | Pasta Caesar SaladSuddenly Pasta Salad, Caesar |
| Big Az | Cheeseburger |
| Bimbo | Bread CrumbsDouble Fiber BreadLarge Wheat BreadSabor Chocolate
Toasted Bread Toasted Bread, Original |
| Bon Appetit | Apple DanishBlueberry Cream PastryCheese & Berries DanishCheese Croissant
Super Cinnamon Roll |
| Bridgford | Cinnamon Pull-Apart Monkey BreadReady-Dough Frozen White Bread Dough |
| Brownberry | Chicago Hot Dog RollsKaiser Sandwich BunsSandwich Buns, OnionSausage Rolls, Original |
| Bunny | Hot Dog Buns |
| Butternut | 1/2 Loaf White Enriced BreadAll Whole Grain 100% Whole Wheat BreadBrown' N Serve Enriched RollsDeluxe Buns
Enriched Burger Buns, Sliced Enriched Hot Dog Buns, Sliced Hearty Rye Bread Honey Wheat Bread Italian Bread Large Enriched Bread Sliced Buns, Seeded Whole Grain White Bread Whole Wheat Bread |
| Castillo | Castillo Croissants |
| Centrella | Hot Dog Buns, EnrichedRestaurant Style Caesar Crotons |
| Chef M.J. Brando | Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, CheddarGrilled Cheese Sandwiches, Swiss |
| Clear Value | White Bread |
| Cloverhill | Apple Danish |
| Cole's | CheesesticksGarlic Mini Loaf |
| Connella | Bread Crumbs |
| Corfu Foods Inc. | Hand Made Pita |
| Country Hearth | Dakota Style 12 Grain BreadHearty Homestyle 100% Whole Wheat BreadHearty Homestyle Honey Grain ‘n Oat BreadSplit Top Wheat Bread
Split Top White Bread |
| D'italiano | Italian Bread |
| Day'n Night Bites | Country Sausge Muffin With Egg'n Cheese |
| Drake's | Danish Pastries Cheese |
| Earthgrains | Honey Wheat Berry BreadSliced French Premium BreadWheat Rolls |
| Entenmann's | Raspberry Danish |
| Essential Everyday | 5 Cheese Texas ToastGarlic BreadGarlic Bread SticksGarlic Texas Toast |
| European Bakers | Onion RollsWhite Sub Rolls |
| Farm Rich | French Toast Sticks, Cinnamon SprinkleFrench Toast Sticks, Original |
| Fiber One | Hamburger BunsHot Dog Buns |
| Fleischmann's | Simply Homemade Baking Mix, Pretzel CreationsSimply Homemade No Knead Bread Mix, Country WhiteSimply Homemade No Knead Bread Mix, Italian HerbSimply Homemade No Knead Bread Mix, Multi-Grain |
| Food Club | Caesar Restaurant Style CroutonsGarlic CheesesticksGarlic Dinner RollsSeasoned Restaurant Style Croutons
Strawberry Strudel Stuffing Classics Cornbread Stuffing Mix Texas Toast, 3 Cheese Texas Toast, Garlic French Toast Sticks Garlic Bread Sticks Texas Toast, 3 Cheese |
| Freihofer's | White Bread |
| Fresh Gourmet | Premium Croutons, Butter & GarlicPremium Croutons, Cheese & GarlicPremium Croutons, Classic CaesarPremium Croutons, Garden Herb
Premium Croutons, Italian Seasoned Premium Croutons, Parmesan Ranch |
| Furlani | Garlic BreadMulti Grain Garlic ToastParmesan Garlic ToastTexas Toast, Garlic
Texas Toast, Pizza Texas Toast, Three Cheese |
| Gateway | Soft Rye Bread |
| Gimbo | Conchas Fine Pastry |
| Gollo | Galletas De Huevo (Eggs Crackers) |
| Gonnella | Sandwich Rolls |
| Great Value | Honey BunsHot Dog BunsWheat Sandwhich Bread |
| Grissom's | Hot Dog Sliced Enriched Buns |
| Harvest Pride | Awesome RollsSeeded Italian BreadTexas Toast BreadWheat Bread
White Enriched Bread |
| Hauswald's | Enriched BreadSplit Top Wheat Bread |
| Healthy Life | 100% Whole Grain Wheat Bread, Flaxseed100% Whole Grain Wheat Bread, Sugar Free100% Whole Wheat English Muffins100% Whole Wheat Whole Grain Bread
High Fiber White Bread Hot Dog Buns, Whole Grain Italian Bread Light English Muffins Light Multigrain English Muffins Soft Style 100% Whole Grain Bread |
| Hearth Of Texas Bread Company | 100% Whole Wheat BreadEnriched Large White BreadExtra Thin White BreadSplit Top Wheat Bread
Whole Grain White Bread |
| Honey | Hot Dog Buns |
| Hormel | Country Crock Homestyle Stuffing |
| Hungry-Man | Roasted Carved White Meat Turkey |
| Ihop | French Toast Breakfast Sandwich, Egg, Canadian Bacon & CheeseFrench Toast Breakfast Sandwich, Maple Sausage, Egg & Cheese |
| J. Skinner | Cinnamon Craver's Roll |
| J.C. Potter | Sausage On A Bun |
| J.J. Cassone | 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich RollsEnriched Vienna RollsItalian BreadSliced Hero Rolls
Sliced Sandwich Rolls Wheat Bran Sandwich Rolls |
| Jimmy Dean | Delights Honey Wheat Flatbread, Bacon, Egg & CheeseDelights Honey Wheat Flatbread, Turkey Sausage, Egg & CheeseFrench Toast GriddlersMuffin, Sausage, Egg & Cheese
Sausage, Egg & Cheese On A Muffin Turkey Sausages Egg White & Cheese Whole Grain Bagel |
| Joseph Campione | Authentic Hearth Baked Garlic BreadBread Sticks, GarlicCheese Stuffed Bread SticksDinner Rolls, Parmesan Garlic
Garlic Bread, Authentic Hearth Baked Garlic Mini Loaf Texas Toast, 5 Cheese Texas Toast, Garlic Texas Toast, Parmesan |
| Key Food | Seeded Rye European Hearth Bread, Deli StyleSeedless Rye European Hearth Bread, Deli Style |
| Kid Cuisine | Kc's Campfire Hot Dog |
| Kroger | White Enriched BreadWhite Hamburger Enriched Buns |
| L'oven Fresh | Split Top Wheat Bread |
| Lakeland | Hot Dog Buns EnrichedWhite Enriched Sandwich Bread |
| Lewis | Healthy Life Wheat Hot Dog BunsWhole Wheat Sandwich Buns |
| Liberty Hearth | New York Deli Kaiser Rolls, Poppy |
| Little Debbie | Cheese Danish Classic PastryCinnamon Rolls With IcingCream Cheese Danish PastryDanish Pastry, Cherry Cheese
Honey Buns |
| Maglio | Stromboli, Philly Style Steak & Cheese |
| Manischewitz | Pumpernickel Bread |
| Mariano's | 100% Whole Wheat BreadAsiago Cheese FocacciaBell Pepper Focaccia MuffinsBreadstics
Butterflake Rolls Cheese Pizza Bread Chefs Collection Italian Focaccia Half Cinnamon Raisin Bread Club Rolls Egg And Onion Brat Bun Egg Dinner Rolls English Muffin Bread Fresh Tomato Focaccia Garlic Bread Ham Swiss Sub Hamburger Buns Hard Rolls Hot Dog Buns Italian Bread Italian Specialty Bread By The Pound Jalapeno Cheddar Focaccia Jalapeno Cheddar Focaccia Muffins Kaiser Rolls Large Kaiser Rolls Marble Rye Bread Olive And Parmesan Chop Block Bread Onion Rye Specialty Bread Paisano Italiano Sandwich Parisian Chocolate Croissant Roast Beef & Cheddar Croissant Rotisserie Chicken Salad Croissant Rye Specialty Bread By The Pound Salami And Provolone Chop Block Bread Tomato Basil Chop Block Bread Walnut Raisin Specialty Bread Wheat Bread Wheat Club Rolls Wheat Dinner Rolls Wheat Hamburger Buns Wheat Hot Dog Buns White Bread Whole Wheat Specialty Bread |
| Marie Callender's | Flaky Croissant With Ham & SwissFlaky Croissant With Sausage, Egg & Monterey JackSpaghetti With Meat Sauce |
| Market Street | Butterflake Rolls |
| Martin's | Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Potato BreadHoagie Rolls, UnseededLong Roll, Potato RollsPotato Bread, 100% Whole Wheat
Potato Bread, Sandwich Potato Rolls Potatobred Soft Cubed Stuffing |
| Marty's | Large Rolls |
| Master | Hamburger Enriched BunsHot Dog Enriched Buns |
| Mckee | Cheese Danish With IcingCinnamon Rolls |
| Mediterranean Pita | Bread |
| Met Foodmarkets | Giant White Enriched BreadHamburgers Enriched BunsHot Dogs Enriched Buns |
| Mother's | Giant Enriched White BreadSplit Top Wheat Bread |
| Mrs. Baird's | Pastry Kitchen Cinnamon RollsCinnamon Rolls, CherryCinnamon Rolls, Original |
| Mrs. Cubbison's | Butter & Garlic CroutonsCorn Bread Stuffing, SeasonedSeasoned Croutons |
| Mrs. Freshley's | Honey Buns |
| Murry's | French Toast Bites, Cinnamon Blase |
| New York | Bread Sticks With Real GarlicHand-Tied Garlic Knots With Real GarlicTexas Toast, 5 CheeseTexas Toast, Garlic |
| New York Deli | Kaiser Rolls, PlainKaiser Rolls, Sesame |
| Old Style | Cottage Potato Bread |
| One Republic | Skinny Buns |
| Oroweat | Raisin Cinnamon Bread |
| Palagonia | 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich RollsFrench BreadItalian BreadMini Heros
Panino Italiano Rolls Sliced Italina Bread |
| Patriotic | Honey Buns |
| Pelmen | Blueberry Perogies Peroguis Aux BleuetsMushrooms ChampigonsPerogies, CherryPerogies, Potato With Cheddar Cheese
Perogies, Potato With Cottage Cheese Perogies, Potato With Spinach & Feta Perogies, Sauerkraut Perogies, Sauerkraut Mushrooms Perogies, Sweet Cottage Cheese |
| Pillsbury | Artisan Dinner RollsArtisan Pizza Crust With Whole GrainBreadsticks, OriginalCrusty French Loaf
Italian Bread Pizza Crust, Thin Crust Toaster Scrambles, Cheese Sauce, Egg & Bacon Toaster Scrambles, Cheese Sauce, Egg & Sausage Toaster Strudel Pastries, Apple Toaster Strudel Pastries, Apple Cream Danish Toaster Strudel Pastries, Blueberry Toaster Strudel Pastries, Boston Cream Pie Toaster Strudel Pastries, Cinnamon With Brown Sugar Toaster Strudel Pastries, Cream Cheese & Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries, Danish Style Cream Cheese Toaster Strudel Pastries, Strawberry |
| Potmann's Select | Seasoned Croutons |
| Rainbo | Thin Sliced White Bread |
| Raybern's New York Deli Style | Raybern's New York Deli Style Philly CheesesteakRoast Beef Cheddar Melt |
| Rhodes | Cinnamon Rolls, Cream Cheese Frosting |
| Roman Meal | 100% Whole Wheat Bread |
| Rosa Bianca | Garlic Bread |
| Rosen's | Sweet Hawaiian Rolls |
| Roundy's | 100% Whole Wheat BreadBlueberry BagelsBratwurst Enriched Buns, SlicedCinnamon Raisin Swirl Bagel
Croissant Sandwiches Croutons, Cheese & Garlic Croutons, Seasoned Deli Rye Bread, Seedless Enriched Hot Dog Buns Everything Bagels French Bread Garlic Bread, Original Garlic Bread, Parmesan Hamburger Enriched Buns Italian Sausage Tortelloni Meat & Fine Herbs Ravioli Muffin Sandwiches, Ham Egg And Cheese Muffin Sandwiches, Sausage, Egg & Cheese Plain Bagels Presliced Everything Bagels Quarter Pound Chicken Sandwich Select 9 Grain Bread Texas Toast, Garlic Texas Toast, Three Cheese Wheat Bread, Split Top Wheat Muffin Sandwiches, Turkey Sausage, Egg White & Cheese White Enriched Bread White Enriched Sandwich Bread |
| S.Rosen's | Black Bavarian Rye BreadBohemian Style Rye BreadBrat & Sausage RollsEnriched Hot Dog Buns
French Rolls, Italian Beef Rolls Hawaiian Bread, Pineapple Kaiser Buns Marble Rye Swirled Multi Grain Bread Rye Bread Rye Bread, Caraway Seeds Rye Bread, Unseeded Wheat With Oat Bran Buns |
| Safeway | Cornbread Stuffing MixFive Cheese Garlic Toast |
| Sara Lee | Blueberry Crumble Breakfast BreadBrown Sugar Cinnamon Breakfast BreadCenter Split Deli Rolls, WhiteCinnamon Breakfast Bread With Raisins
Cinnamon Raisin Bagels Cinnamon Rolls Classic Dinner Rolls Deluxe Bagels, Blueberry Deluxe Bagels, Cinnamon Raisin Deluxe Bagels, Plain Hearty & Delicious 100% Whole Wheat Deli Rolls Hearty & Delicious Center Split Deli Rolls, White Honey Wheat Bread Soft & Smooth 100% Whole Wheat Bread Soft & Smooth 100% Whole Wheat Hot Dog Buns Soft & Smooth Hamburger Buns, White Soft & Smooth Hot Dog Buns, White Soft & Smooth Wheat Hamburger Buns White Bread |
| Schmidt | Enriched BreadEnriched Hamburger Rolls, SlicedRye BreadWheat Rolls
Whole Grain White Bread |
| Select Signatures | Spicy Chicken Sliders |
| Shoprite | Bangles Whole WheatCinnamon BreadCountry White BreadEnriched Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Enriched Honey Wheat Bread Enriched Light Hot Dog Rolls Enriched Light Wheat Bread Enriched Round Top White Bread Garlic Bread Sticks Garlic Dinner Rolls Hot Dog Rolls Italian Bread Onion Bagels Poppy Bagels Potato Hamburger Rolls Premium Bread Premium Bread With 100% Stone Ground Wheat Sandwich White Bread Sesame Bagels Sliced Hearth Baked Plain Bagels Split Top White Bread Swirl Rye Bread Texas Toast Garlic Wheat Bread |
| Simplyaddwater | Premium Challah Bread Mix |
| Smucker's | Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly SandwichUncrustables Peanut Butter & Grape Spread Sandwich, Reduced SugarUncrustables Peanut Butter & Rasperry Spread SandwichUncrustables Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam Sandwich
Uncrustables Peanut Butter & Strawberry Spread Sandwich, Reduced Sugar |
| Snacks | Iced Honey Buns |
| Storehmann | Split Top Wheat BreadWhite Bread |
| Sun-Maid | Raisin Bread, Cinnamon Swirl |
| Sunbeam | Enriched BunsGrill'n Griddle BreadHot Dog BunsLarge, Enriched Bread
Texas Toast Enriched Bread, Thick Sliced |
| Super Bread | Giant White Enriched BreadHamburger Enriched BunsHoney Wheat BreadHot Dog Enriched Buns
Raisin Bread |
| Tastykake | Glazed Honey BunsHoney BunIced Honey Buns |
| The Bakery At Walmart | Glazed Yeast DonutsJumbo Croissant |
| Toufayan Bakeries | Bagels BlueberryCinnamon RaisinEverything BagelsMini Bagels, Cinnamon Raisin
Mini Bagels, Plain Pre-Sliced Bagels, Whole Wheat Pre-Sliced Mini Bagels, Whole Wheat |
| Turano | Brat & Sausage RollsExtra Long French BreadFrench RollsGourmet Sandwich Rolls
Italian Bread Kaiser Rolls Old Fashioned Italian Bread Soft Sub Rolls Wheat French Rolls Wheat Rolls |
| Tuscan Garden | Caesar Gourmet Restaurant Style Croutons |
| Tyson | Mini Chicken SandwichesMini Chicken Sandwiches With Cheddar CheeseMini Grilled Chicken Sandwiches |
| Unger's | Puff Pastry Shells |
| Vachon | Carrot Cakes |
| Valu Time | Wheat Bread White Enriched Bread |
| Van De Kamp's | Enriched Hot Dog Buns Sliced |
| Village Hearth | 100% Whole Wheat BreadCottage Bread, WheatHoney Wheat BreadLight 12 Grain Bread
Light Italian Bread Light Wheat Bread White Brat Buns |
| Weight Watchers Smart Ones | English Muffin Sandwich, Canadian Style BaconEnglish Muffin Sandwich, Egg Whites & CheeseHomestyle Turkey Breast With Stuffing |
| White Castle | CheeseburgersMicrowavable Hamburgers |
| White Rose | Stuffing Mix |
| Wonder | Light Wheat BreadPotato Hot Dog BunsTexas Toast Bread |
I will try to email Barack Obama about “AZODICORBONAMIDE”.
You need to go back far more years….the FDA is lining pockets in order to keep using these chemicals that are going in our foods. We need people like the ones that are running the European countries…..you will be fined a very hefty fine for using these toxic chemicals. In the U.S. they will kill whoever the need to with food to keep making money. I find that it is funny..You can point at “All Parties” All presidents….all Government Agencies. Quit pointing fingers and Call the FDA….mail the FDA…the PEOPLE need to get involved. But Oh…we’re lazy. right! We need someone else to point a finger at.
Billie,
You are ranting and not making a compelling case as a result.
The FDA isn’t lining anyone’s pockets, they are the recipients of graft money, not the source. Calling a corrupt institution hardly seems like an effective strategy.
You are correct that this problem crosses all political boundaries. Having a large and powerful central government creates a single point of control, and a single, convenient nexus for corrupting influences to focus their effort. This is why the founders of this country placed most of the power at the state level. Not because state governments were immune to corruption (far from it) but because it allows the people the advantage of “divide and conquer” against such forces.
The more centralized system that has been put in place (in contravention of the Constitution) places the divide and conquer dynamic completely on the side of corrupting influences. Washington DC is a place of great wealth, and the servants of our central government prosper there, even when the economy as a whole suffers.
Thomas Jefferson believed that in order to prevent this sort of thing from happening we would need to rise up against the government from time to time. Sadly, he placed too much faith in the people. As Franklin said, “a Republic, if you can keep it.”
The elitist power structure in Washington has looked not to Jefferson, but to the Roman emperor, Vespasian, builder of the Colosseum. What Vespasian knew all too well was that people will suffer great tyranny so long as you provide them “bread and circus”. In other words, food and entertainment. Internet memes, reality TV, cheap food of dubious quality, cheap goods from China, these are the things we have traded away a great and free nation to have. So much for the myth of the “shrewd yankee trader”.
I really have to watch out. Am glad I am on a all natural diet since 3 major surgeries. I am getting rid of anything with Azodicarbonamide. I guess its time to quit eating plastic.
You’ve the best online sites
In the US is it mandatory to show on the pkg that a product contains this chemical? I.e., can I rely on the ingredients label as truthful? Thanks.
Yes it is Joyce. Hope that helps and thanks for being part of our healthy community!
I just checked a handful of the listed products and did not find azodicarbonamide in the ingredients of them?
Hi Danielle – Thanks for the heads up. Yes, since I published that article quite a long time ago – 2014 I believe, lots has changed. Many food companies have removed the ingredient from their products, thank goodness.
By the way Danielle – I am going to retire this article.