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According to a new ruling by the Irish Supreme court, the bread served at US sandwich chain Subway can't be defined as bread because of how much sugar it contains.

The case rested on whether the bread for Subway’s sandwiches counts as a staple food and therefore is VAT-exempt.

The bread’s sugar content – five times the qualifying limit under Ireland’s Value-Added Tax Act of 1972 – means that it falls outside of the legal definition of a staple food. The definition serves to differentiate bread from other baked goods.

This isn't Subway's first slice of controversy. In 2014, Subway decided to start removing the flour whitening agent azodicarbonamide from its baked goods after a petition circulated online. The ingredient is commonly used in the manufacture of yoga mats and carpet underlay and has been banned by the European Union and Australia from use in food products.

기사요약👇
아일랜드 고등법원의 판결에 따르면, 서브웨이 샌드위치는 설탕이 너무 많이 들어가서 빵으로 분류되지 않음. 다른 제과종류가 아니라 주식으로서의 빵은 부가가치세 적용대상에서 제외되는데, 1972년도 세법기준으로 5배나 더 많은 설탕이 들어서 (탈세)논란의 여지가 있음. 서브웨이가 문제된 건 이번이 처음이 아님. 요가매트나 카펫제조에나 쓰여서 유럽과 호주의 식품제조에선 금지된 표백제를 사용한 게 문제돼서 2014년이 되어서나 해당성분을 안 쓰기로 결정했음.