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Stomach-churning video shows woman lift uncovered trays of bread out of trunk of her car and cart them into Midwest Subway store

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Swaroop, A. (2026, September 21). Stomach-churning video shows woman lift uncovered trays of bread out of trunk of her car and cart them into Midwest Subway store. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16148147/Stomach-churning-video-shows-woman-lift-uncovered-trays-bread-trunk-car-cart-Midwest-Subway-store.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-21 · by Ananya Swaroop

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A video circulating on social media shows a woman carrying uncovered trays of bread from her car into a Midwest Subway store in Calumet City, Illinois, without proper attire such as gloves or face coverings. Viewers reacted strongly to the footage, expressing concern over sanitation and health standards at chain restaurants. The Daily Mail has reached out to Subway for comment regarding these practices; however, the company did not respond by press time. Recent reports indicate that Subway closed 729 US locations in 2025 and faced several health code violations previously.
Written by AI on 2026-09-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

In Calumet City, Illinois, shocking video footage shows a woman transporting uncovered trays of bread from her car directly into a local Subway store without any protective gear like gloves or masks. The woman, dressed casually in gray sweatpants and a T-shirt, carried the bread to a man inside the restaurant who then brought it inside for sale. This incident raised concerns about food safety practices and hygiene standards at the establishment. Viewers expressed disgust over the lack of proper sanitation procedures, questioning why such practices occur and emphasizing the need for better health protocols in restaurants.

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Subway ORG · 7× Calumet City GPE · 2× Illinois ORG · 2× Augusta GPE · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× FOX Business ORG · 1× Pittsburgh ORG · 1× The Augusta Press ORG · 1× The Daily Mail ORG · 1× WTAE ORG · 1×

Narrative

Shocking footage captured in the parking lot of a Subway store in Calumet City, Illinois showed the woman carrying uncovered loaves of bread Another said: 'Anytime you eat out, you should definitely factor in that possibility that someone is handling your food like that before, during, and after business operations.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
🔮 They run out of supplies and call another local store to get it before the next truck would've delivered it,' they wrote.

Claims (20 extracted, 2 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The stomach-churning moment a woman carries uncovered loaves of bread from the back of her car directly into a Subway restaurant to then be sold to unsuspecting customers has been caught on camera. asserted
woman → see → camera
Shocking footage captured in the parking lot of a Subway store in Calumet City, Illinois showed the woman carrying two trays of bread into the restaurant. asserted
woman → capture → restaurant
The woman, who wasn't wearing a uniform, face covering or gloves but was instead dressed in gray sweatpants and a T-shirt, picked up the trays from the back of her red car. asserted
who → wear → car
She then handed the bread to a man who then took it inside the restaurant. asserted
who → hand → restaurant
The unsettling video was recorded by an onlooker parked next to her. asserted
video → record → her
'Eewwww really,' the video was captioned. asserted
video → caption → ?
After it was shared on X, viewers chimed in with strong reactions. asserted
viewers → share → reactions
'That's how these owners operate. asserted
owners → operate → ?
They don't give a s*** about sanitation or cleanliness. asserted
They → give → sanitation
Have some morals,' one wrote. asserted
one → have → morals
Shocking footage captured in the parking lot of a Subway store in Calumet City, Illinois showed the woman carrying uncovered loaves of bread Another said: 'Anytime you eat out, you should definitely factor in that possibility that someone is handling your food like that before, during, and after business operations. asserted
someone → capture → operations
That s*** probably smell and taste like her spare tire,' said another. asserted
another → * → tire
However one viewer claimed they had seen a similar incident before. ' asserted
they → claim → incident
I've seen chain restaurants do this. asserted
restaurants → see → this
They run out of supplies and call another local store to get it before the next truck would've delivered it,' they wrote. asserted
they → run → it
It's pretty common but I haven't seen it so open the items are usually packaged but I guess it's hard to pack fresh-baked bread.' The Daily Mail has contacted Subway for comment. Subway closed 729 US locations in 2025, according to FOX Business. uncertain
Subway → see → Business
Back in February, a Subway location in Pittsburgh was issued several health code violations, WTAE reported. asserted
WTAE → issue → violations
She then handed the bread to a man who then took it inside the restaurant The health department noted that food items were stored irresponsibly and could hamper food quality. uncertain
items → hand → quality
Last year, a Subway outlet in Augusta earned a failing health inspection score of 67, The Augusta Press reported. asserted
Press → earn → 67
The rest had 'no food safety certification manager and a general lack of food safety knowledge.' asserted
rest → have → knowledge
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