For all Taco Bell patrons...

[Msmith]

Taco Bell defends its mixture of seasoned meat

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Taco Bell officials on Tuesday rejected claims made in a lawsuit that the meat in their tacos, burritos and other products is not all beef. Taco Bell President Greg Creed said in a statement that the lawyers who filed the lawsuit got their facts wrong and that Taco Bell plans to take legal action against those making the allegations. He did not explain specifically what type of legal action Taco Bell might take.

"At Taco Bell, we buy our beef from the same trusted brands you find in the supermarket," Creed said. "We start with 100 percent USDA-inspected beef. Then we simmer it in our proprietary blend of seasonings and spices to give our seasoned beef its signature Taco Bell taste and texture."

The class action lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in California by the Montgomery law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles claims the Taco Bell meat mixture contains binders and fillers.

An attorney for the law firm, Dee Miles, said Taco Bell saves money by adding fillers because the beef is the most expensive part of their products.

"It's giving them a competitive edge. It's an economic edge" over other companies that sell Mexican-style food, Miles said.

Miles said he wasn't concerned with Taco Bell's threat of legal action.

"We stand on the absolute facts as stated in the complaint filed in the Federal Court in California," he said.

Creed said Taco Bell is proud of the quality of its beef and identifies the seasoning and spice ingredients on its website.

According to that Web site, ingredients used to season the Taco Bell meat include salt, chili pepper, onion powder, tomato powder, oats, soy lectithin, sugar, soybean oil, garlic powder, yeast extract, citric acid and cocoa powder.

The lawsuit filed on behalf of Taco Bell customer and California resident Amanda Obney does not seek monetary damages, but asks the court to order Taco Bell to be honest in its advertising.

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110125/...o_bell_lawsuit

[guns blazing]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

News flash...you can get fat by eating things other than fast food...

where did I say it was soley due to fast food?

I think the second someone disses taco bell or mentions how obese our country is some of you get pretty touchy. Later

[RockChalk]

How about those of you that don't like Taco Bell/McDonalds/fast food, just not eat it. Those of us that do will continue to eat it.

I don't eat a lot of it, but I do enjoy some fast food when hungover or simply just craving it.

[Talisman]

Forget the health care talk. I want to know why I can't get Baja Blast in stores!

[Deberg_1990]

Lawsuit questioning Taco Bell's beef is dropped


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_taco_bell_lawsuit

[Inspector]

Originally Posted by bowener

I suspect the inspection goes something like this:

Inspector #49: Oh. Ah, yep. This is beef. Pass.

Ooooh, I really hate #49. He's a distant relative on my mom's side.

[Inspector]

Originally Posted by guns blazing

Chicken nuggets are grinded up whole chickens, tendons, eyeballs, buttholes and all, grinded into a paste. They are so loaded in bacteria they soak the meat in ammonia. Then it stinks like ammonia and they utilize artificial flavoring including a known carcinogen to flavor the meat. All in all, 38 ingredients compose McDonalds chicken mcnugget. Lets all wash down our nuggets with an ice cold coke and bitch about healthcare.

OK, if you insist.

Ummm, yeah, these nuggest are sure good.

The hint of ammonia creates a flovor tone not all that different than a roasted pheasant served with a burgundy wine sauce. Mmmmm.

And washing it donw with a refreshing tall glass of ice cold Coke really just tops it off.

Damn, look at how high these doctors bills are.

Ok, hows that?

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by guns blazing

Chicken nuggets are grinded up whole chickens, tendons, eyeballs, buttholes and all, grinded into a paste. They are so loaded in bacteria they soak the meat in ammonia. Then it stinks like ammonia and they utilize artificial flavoring including a known carcinogen to flavor the meat. All in all, 38 ingredients compose McDonalds chicken mcnugget. Lets all wash down our nuggets with an ice cold coke and bitch about healthcare.

http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp