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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Subway Confession: "Our Meat is a Mystery"

This is shocking. Or is it?

Anonymous commented on: I ate Subway......and Survived

"I am a Subway employee, the smell comes from the fresh baked bread. That is the only good thing I can say about it. Where the food comes from is absolutely a mystery. I've been doing research for weeks, trying to trace back the meat especially.....nothing.

If you don't have a problem eating processed meat and pesticide covered vegetables (they aren't washed very well), then Subway is the place for you. As an employee though, I would suggest not eating there."

March 10, 2009 12:03pm

Wow.

This is huge. For years I have been preaching the fact that Subway meat is a complete mystery.....who knows if it's even meat? The vegetables sound equally repulsive.

Now finally we know the truth: even the employees don't know where it comes from. Sure Subway has great smelling bread and pretty decent cookies....but one thing is for sure: I won't be coming within 5 feet of their meat again. Even if it is $5.

Thoughts please....

Posted by Dan Holm at 1:49 PM
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41 comments:

  1. the cookies are the only reason to go there!
    when i was a lil bit younger i use to get stomach aches after eating there after reading this i'm not that suprised! i'm suprised people think its "so healthy", its just plain out gross
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  2. Do you know where the meat comes from at Publix? NO!
    Do you know where the vegetables come from at Publix? NO!
    Have you seen what the meat looks like at Publix? The meat comes in a ball just like at Subway. The meat also comes out of a plastic bag just like at Subway.



    Using some commonsense here, you would note the similarities of Publix and Subway.
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  3. Anonymous 2:

    I'm sorry your upset by the realization that Subway's meat truly is mysteriously disgusting however the fact of the matter is - you obviously don't eat at Publix on a regular basis.

    Subway meat is sitting in black little containers and I've seen them replace it by taking a seal off of a new package and putting it in the container.

    Publix serves Boar's Head brand meat and they slice it in store every day - if you ask for a special kind they'll even slice it right in front of you for your sub.

    So yes after using commonsense I would conclude that Subway and Publix have no similarities at all.
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  4. I agree with Dan Holm completely. 500 percent.
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  5. Does it really matter where it comes from...cause no one ever eats anything processed...
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  6. Dan before writing a post about mystery meat, why don't you get your facts straight? Straight up poor reporting on your part! Lets see when is the last time that you have eat a huge chunk of roast beef from publix, hm probably 1/2 past never because they have to use mechanical means to tenderize their meat (cutting it into thin slices).
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  7. Mystery? West Liberty Foods in Iowa.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Liberty_Foods

    "....as of 2006, was Subway's largest supplier of sliced sandwich meat,"

    "As a result of servicing national customers, the company is inspected more than other food manufacturers."

    Have you ever heard of Google?
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  8. Honestly, you people make me sick. It's so easy to complain, gripe, and critize, but what have you done to contribute to society? I like subway. I like the fact that they have streamlined their process to offer a sandwich at a price I think is fair.
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  9. Beijing Phil, you are a fucking moron. So are most of the rest of you.
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  10. Howdy all. Subway Sandwich Artist here. I figure that I should stand up for my company in as much as it deserves standing up for. No, I don't know where all of our meat comes from because it is all subway branded when it comes to the store, but once it gets to the store, the food safety guidelines are followed. Temperatures are checked multiple times a day on the line, in the coolers, and in the back refrigerators. The veggies in our store are cleaned before being sliced and placed into pans with the date and time they were sliced. The sliced meats do come pre-sliced in the packages, but the pans containing the sliced meat are labeled with the date and time the meat was opened. The incident observed above where meat was taken from a package and placed in an existing pan on the line is against Subway policy if I remember correctly. Subway is no paragon of food preparation, but after several years of working in a Subway restaurant I still feel no guilt serving people our food and eating it myself. Safe, tasty, and reasonably priced in my book.
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  11. tastes awesome though lol
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  12. idiots its right here this is where the meat comes 4rm and i believe its been supplying subway since 2001 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Liberty_Foods
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  13. I'm currently employed at Subway. We have our own corporation (duh) that we receive the food from. While we don't slice our own meat, it's quality product. I watch my manager order and unload everything. Vegetables are washed thoroughly, at least at my store, and sliced fresh. No pestisides there.
    And about subway meats sitting in black little containers? Those black little containers are filled at least every three hours with fresh product. It never just sits there and festers. Working behind the scenes isn't necessarily glamorous, but we're NOT feeding you typically unfriendly and downright rude people fried shit and crackers like a lot of chain restaurants.
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  14. Your logic: I dont know where the meat comes from... so im forced to believe it comes from a filthy abattoir in the eastern block where peasant children are made into MEAT FOR AMERICANS TO EAT!

    STAY AWAY!!

    come on... i dont know where my bananas come from but thats no reason to not eat them.

    youre paranoid.
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  15. Mystery? Uh, not exactly. Plus, the veggies (while from Dole) are also not the worst. Go eat at McDonald's; I'm sure they're a lot better for you...
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  16. As far as I know...Americans in general do not care what they eat. So it doesn't really matter what employees think either. I will not eat Fast food period. There are tons of Nitrates in there meat...and there will always be pesticides on Veggies no matter how hard you try to clean them. I eat organic foods...and I have my beef that I feed myself and my children locally grown and organically fed. So if your really worried about what your eating, I suggest you watch the movie Food Inc.
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  17. The fact is West Liberty Foods - a major supplier for Subway tests positive for Listeria (dangerous problem) at their plants consistently. Don't eat the turkey.
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  18. Haha I work at WLF and I would not eat a thing that comes out of there! And what is so great about organic? I guarantee that you coud eat that overpriced crap your whole life and not add a day to it but whatever helps you sleep at night I guess...
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  19. Im a Subway worker and we have an old fashioned deli slicer because we're an older Subway. I cordially invite you to watch me put my poo in a slicer and see that it slices it like real deli meat. Serve and wow what a beautiful day! Lets squat over a couple subs and top them the way ya like em! Ill push it out like a dairy topping.
    A Wonderful Day
    DeJour <3
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  20. I worked at subway, was written up for not fudging the numbers on the 2X's daily temp log. THey only wanted it checked 1x a day, after a quick phone call to Subway Corp offices I found I was correct, I got off the phone called up my supervisor and told him I was going to have to quit over the write up.
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  21. Why don't you just stop eating meat? It's all disgusting anyway. It's FLESH. Obviously no big chains are getting their meat from a farm or a butcher. Welcome to 2010. Unless you cook at home, most everything is like a glorified hot dog rolled in MSG. Stop being lazy and make your own food and stop eating meat...it's completely unnecessary in this day and age.
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  22. Lol I love Dejour <3 post, he definitely takes this seriously. I believe they get their meats from Mexico. I checked answers.com and thats what it said, and I believe it!! Just like I believe everything I read, see, smell and f**k on the Internet. Honestly, corporations are out to make money, even if it means using cheap garbage products(I'm not saying subway does or not because I DON'T know). Most companies like to make money, not friends, but if you can achieve both then congrats. I only eat fastfood from subway if I'm feelin lazy or don't have time to make something, it tastes good, looks good and feels good on my skin. In reality, no one is safe buying fast food anywhere. Go to Metro, Loblaws or whatever grocery store you like, and yes you will have to walk around and find food and then cook it... If thats to much work for you then stop b****ing.
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  23. subway=trailer trash/mystery meat and bland and boring. quiznos=gourmet much much better!!!
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  24. "mike said...
    Mystery? Uh, not exactly. Plus, the veggies (while from Dole) are also not the worst. Go eat at McDonald's; I'm sure they're a lot better for you...
    April 29, 2010 12:59 PM "

    Dole imports from China now! Read the labels people!
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  25. I have watched Food INC. with my class and it made me feel very sad to see how they serve us animals that are not naturaly grown. No wonder people are getting sick, it's not natural for us to eat animals with anti-biotics, steroids,and hormones. And it is cruel for animals to be subjected to such cruelty for our own greedy, selfish desires. It's sick. That's why I try to eat natural foods and not from fast food chains like McDonalds. Try Chipotle, they get thier food products from animals who were raised properly and naturaly in clean environments, in a real farm in the U.S., like God's intentions for them to be raised.

    (Sorry to those who I have offended with this post)
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  26. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Liberty_Foods check it out dumb idiotas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  27. @Vegetarians

    I dont care how you eat, but the second you start telling other people whats ethically and biologically better for you, you can fuck right off. Its a 1st world privilege to be able to survive off of things other than meat. Next time you get a stick up your ass about "flesh" get off your upper middle class white american ass and go see how the world really works.
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  28. Also to the comment 2 above mine that said "That's why I try to eat natural foods and not from fast food chains like McDonalds. Try Chipotle, they get thier food products from animals who were raised properly and naturaly in clean environments" Chipotle is owned by Mcdonalds. SAME THING MORON
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  29. What's shocking is that the one employee you apparently talked to is so stupid they don't know where the meat comes from, when even a simple google search will tell you.
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  30. BMT® MEATS: Genoa Salami: Pork, beef, salt, water, corn syrup, dextrose, sugar, wine, sodium erythorbate, flavorings, sodium nitrate, spices, garlic, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite. Pepperoni: Pork, beef, salt, dextrose, water, spices, corn syrup, paprika, oleoresin of paprika, flavorings, sodium erythorbate, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite. Ham: ham (cured with water), salt, dextrose, modified food starch (from corn), sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, smoke flavoring, and sodium nitrite. May contain: seasoning [potassium chloride, pork stock, sugar, yeast extract, salt, lactic acid, fructose, sunflower oil, cysteine HCL, calcium lactate, modified food starch, flavors, grill flavor (from sunflower oil), polysorbate 80, rendered pork fat, and smoke flavor].
    OVEN ROASTED CHICKEN PATTY Oven roasted chicken with rib meat, water, seasoning (corn syrup solids, vinegar powder [maltodextrin, modified corn starch & tapioca starch, dried vinegar], brown sugar, salt, dextrose, garlic powder, onion powder, chicken type flavor [hydrolyzed corn gluten, autolyzed yeast extract, thiamine hydrochloride, disodium inosinate & disodium guanylate]), sodium phosphate.
    HAM (Black Forest) Ham cured with: water, dextrose, salt, potassium lactate, contains 2% or less modified food starch (derived from corn), sodium phosphates, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, smoke flavoring, sodium nitrite. May contain: seasoning [potassium chloride, pork stock, sugar, yeast extract, salt, lactic acid, fructose, sunflower oil, cysteine HCL, calcium lactate, modified food starch, flavors, grill flavor (from sunflower oil), polysorbate 80, rendered pork fat, and smoke flavor].
    MEATBALLS Beef, water, seasoning (soy protein concentrate, breadcrumbs [bleached wheat flour, sugar, salt, soybean oil, dried yeast], dehydrated onion and garlic, salt, spice, dehydrated parsley, caramel color), Romano cheese (made from pasteurized cow’s milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), caramel color. Marinara Sauce: tomatoes, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, soybean oil, modified food starch, salt, dehydrated onions, spices, onion powder. Contains milk, soy, and wheat.
    ROAST BEEF Roast beef, water, salt, dextrose, corn syrup, sodium phosphates, and spice extractive. Coated with: salt, dextrose, caramel color, pepper and garlic powder.
    STEAK Beef, beef broth (water, beef stock), seasoning (hydrolyzed soy protein, salt, dextrose, modified corn starch, sodium phosphates, beef extract, soy sauce powder [soy sauce (soybeans, salt, alcohol) maltodextrin, salt], yeast extract, natural and artificial flavor, grill flavor [maltodextrin, grill flavor (from vegetable oil), modified corn starch, corn syrup solids]), beef flavor (water, natural flavors, beef fat, gelatin/gum arabic coacervate, xanthan gum, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate and soybean oil). Rubbed with: salt, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, dextrose, caramel color, beef extract, garlic powder, onion powder, natural flavor. May contain tomato, lemon, onions, peppers, hydrolyzed corn protein, autolyzed yeast extract, modified food starch, acacia gum, sunflower oil, tricalcium phosphate, silicon dioxide, spices and sulfites. Contains soy.
    TUNA Tuna, Subway regular mayonnaise, water, salt. Contains egg and fish.
    (* Tuna in Minnesota and Florida may contain hydrolyzed vegetable protein.)
    TURKEY BREAST Turkey breast, turkey broth, contains 2% or less of: carrageenan, dextrose, modified food starch (derived from corn), salt, seasoned salt (salt, sodium diacetate, flavoring), sodium lactate, sodium phosphate. * Browned in soybean oil. May contain: seasonings (modified corn starch, dextrose, salt, carrageenan, sodium diacetate, flavorings), potassium lactate.
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  31. Why would you want to know where the meat comes from?

    It comes from birds that are tricked into the grinder. Yes birds (only. read below. Then a bleaching and bonding proccess brings the ground up to be molded into a ball for the 3d effect. Then it's sliced and painted. Many of you have said "DONT EAT THE TURKEY"... well, if you read the (in store) menu under the "cold cuts" sandwich you will see in parenthesis that all of subways she-yitty processed meat is turkey based. I don't know the formula but I have to guess that the turkey would need some chemical addatives and food coloring to look like pastrami, ham or balogni. But, that doesn't stop me. I don't get sick everytime. You know what will stop me everytime, though? When I get a turkey knuckle in my so-called "chicken breast"... you know, a bone fragment that made it through the grinder without getting pulverized. Instead my tooth cracks when I bite down on the mystery objects in the mistery meet. Cute painted on grill marks. I love paying for food that goes straight from a plastic bag to the microwave. That promises health.

    Thank you for listening, enjoy your sandwich
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  32. Grant, only the meats on the "cold cut trio" are turkey based... not all the meats.
    Thought Anon cleared that up 3 days before you posted... I do applaud you for taking the time to read the menu, to think for yourself. Good luck with that tooth.

    So many of you are silly! "Organic" only means that it is carbon based, so you and I are organic too. The regulations that dictate qualifications for "pesticide free" are not as harsh as you would like to think. Even if you grow food in your own back yard you are using genetically modified seeds. Read the small print, or better yet how about a book?
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  33. I eat healthy all the time. My diet consists of fruit rollups.
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  34. You know that the Subway Roast beef is processed turkey meat made to look and taste like Roast beef. Funny thing is, it really is better for you than actual Roast Beef.
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  35. @Brenan

    Are you kidding? Meat is one of the most expensive kinds of food to produce.

    You have it backwards, it's a first world privilege to be able to eat meat every meal.
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  36. Is it also a privilege to get food poisoning every time you eat Subway?
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  37. Well, You all like to kiss your Company's ass (Subway),but come on...every person who has the knowledge of a great cold cut knows better that Subway sell "pure" processed meat!! Be realistic!!
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  38. The meat comes from west liberty foods in west liberty,IA.A company that is focus more on production than on QUALITY any employee can tell you how messy it is there.
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  39. Yes some food does come from across seas but dole does have farms here too i have been there and seen them pick it fresh off the vine
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  40. I will never go back to subway again.
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  41. The last time I was at the subway shop,I saw the counter dirty, the people behind the couner were also not appealing and some of those meat containers were either empty or dry, so I decided to go to a Von's where their meat is real and fresh and they are very clean.
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