How Much Actual Beef Is in Taco Bell‘s ’Meat Filling’?
- Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:13am by
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama law firm claims in a lawsuit that Taco Bell is using false advertising when it refers to using “seasoned ground beef” or “seasoned beef” in its products.
The meat mixture sold by Taco Bell restaurants contains binders and extenders and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as “beef,” according to the legal complaint.
The class-action lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in the Central District of California by the Montgomery law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles.
Attorney Dee Miles said attorneys had Taco Bell’s “meat mixture” tested and found it contained less that 35 percent beef.
The lawsuit 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.
“We are asking that they stop saying that they are selling beef,” Miles said.
Irvine, Calif.-based Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch (PAYCH) said the company denies that its advertising is misleading.
“Taco Bell prides itself on serving high quality Mexican inspired food with great value. We’re happy that the millions of customers we serve every week agree,” Poetsch said. He said the company would “vigorously defend the suit.”
The lawsuit says that Taco Bell’s “seasoned beef” contains other ingredients, including water, wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti-dusting agent and modified corn starch.
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Comments (211)
SweetDoug
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:18amAnd uh… Surprise?
Report Post »tr68gt
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:06amIf Americans would stop eating this crap, we wouldn’t have this story, they’d be out of business.
Report Post »Helldogger
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:57amI quit doing Taco Bell when I quit drinking. I dunno, it kinda lost it’s savor when I sobered up.
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:03amThat’s funny now that I think about it. I got older and don’t try and drink Budweiser out of business and stopped going to bars and you are correct, Taco Bell just isn’t appealing anymore
Report Post »Hanny
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:57ampretty soon they will be suing candy companies for not using actual fruit ingredients, even though they say…..artificial flavors, i’m sure someone will still try it.
Report Post »whats wrong with people? everyone is broke…so quit trying to make it worse for someone else….have a taco.
PA PATRIOT
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:56amSlayer,
Report Post »My God, Have some common sense, Have you not witnessed an impressive decline in the ferile cat population? Taco Bell is competing for fresh domestic feline with the Chinese Food Buffets . The pickins are getting slim!
TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:52amNo surprise is it? Maybe our first lady can grow some “good for you” tacos in her White House garden. I love the baby crap reference! Dang, that was funny!
Report Post »Ron Staiger
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:46amTaco Bell really sucks big time. My son loves tacos and always wanted to go there but after eating one taco I realized it was crap so I learned how to make them myself. All fresh ingrediants minus the preservatives (other than what is in prepared salsas) with better quality beef- I always pick out a piece of beef that is fresh and coarse-grind it instead of buying prepackaged ground beef made from “whatever cuts”. If you enjoy something a fast food restaurant makes, learn how to do it yourself because the recipes are available online-Wendy’s chili is a good example.
Report Post »I don’t trust underpaid, pissed-off employees to properly prepare my food without malice and under sanitary conditions.
Hoosier Daddy
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:58amHow long does it take you to stone-grind your own wheat to make your whole wheat tortillas? ;-)
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:19am“”I don’t trust underpaid, pissed-off employees to properly prepare my food without malice and under sanitary conditions.”"
And this is why, I am the pinnacle of politeness and a** smooching, at fast food joints.
Report Post »There’s always time to call them names, after they hand you the bag.
smalldog
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:06amYears ago, and I am dating myself…Taco Bell made their ingredients fresh in the stores. Beans, meat fillings…taco shells.
A friend worked at Taco Bell and it was really fresh. The lettuce did come already shredded.
The product wasn’t always consistent, and at some point it was mass produced off site. Today, I’ve seen it come in large plastic bags.
Report Post »CygnusX1
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 5:46pm@ Smalldog – Yeah, many moons ago I worked at TB. The cheese was genuine cheddar that came in plastic sealed blocks that were shredded on site. The beans were real Pintos beans that came in big burlap bags. We poured them into big pressure cookers & cooked them with a seasoning pack. Then added some lard and using an electric drill with the equivalent of a paint mixer attachment, we would “Mash” them into re-fried beans. The ground beef were big twenty pound (I think) vacuum sealed bags that we actually cooked in big pans/tubs over a gas burner with a seasoning pack, using a special “Rake” until it was cooked and had the right consistency. The Corn shells and the flour shells for the taco salad, were deep fried with special racks that held the shape of the tortilla until it was cooked. Then years later, I talked to a kid I knew that was working at the same TB restaurant I had, and he said EVERYTHING came in big plastic bags, pre-prepped. All they did was throw it into warmers and serve. He was stunned when I told him how things used to be.
I entirely quit eating there, when I found out from two different friends that work for local law enforcement, that three “Latinos of questionable citizenship” employees were arrested when the management caught them mixing human (Theirs) excrement into the re-fried beans. This was never reported in the local newspapers. Somehow it was kept VERY quite. But my police friends confirmed it.
Bottom line. It you are uncomfortable as to what is made of, and you can not personally witness it being made, and teenagers or illegals are employed, stay away from any fast food or even non-reputable slow-food restaurants!
The choice is always yours. They all may advertise heavily, but they can not force you to go there and eat the stuff. Unless of course the Government takes them over and eliminates all other options as they are doing with so many others aspects of business in America.
Happy eating!
Report Post »Truth_333
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:44amHey, if anyone thinks that 100% beef actually means “pure beef”…then the joke is on you. Words and phrases no longer mean anything in this sick country of ours.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:22amTaco Bell doesn’t advertise 100% pure beef, it advertises seasoned beef. They serve junk food and I’m pretty sure that everyone who eats there knows it is junk. If you want healthy food eat at home or a good restraunt, not a fast food joint.
Report Post »This country isn’t sick, individuals just need to think before they make acusations of fraud and decide on facts not suppositions.
jess1386
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:43amI don’t care whats in it, I like the way it tastes and thats all that really matters to me.
Report Post »sarg356
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:45amcan’t argue with that
Report Post »Mayday1
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:49amYou have to admit, the five layer beefy burrito for 99 cents is still a heck of a deal, even at 38%beef! And the tasty free sauce makes it all slide down nicely. What scares me is the cheese. I would love to see an analysis on exactly what is in that stuff.
Report Post »Hoosier Daddy
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:42am“Mexican-inspired”?? Sounds like they’re trying to blame the Mexicans for their inedible food. I blame Mexico for not keeping their people from flooding over our borders, but I sure don’t blame them for Taco Bell. True Mexican food is good and should not be confused with processed crap.
Report Post »fivebyfive
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:28amNever saw a Mexican eat taco bell
Report Post »AmazonWarrior
Posted on January 27, 2011 at 12:55pm“Mexican inspired” means that the food has been adapted for American tastes. All “ethnic” food chains adapt their food to the preferred tastes of the countries in which they operate. Many Americans couldn’t handle real Mexican food. Likewise, Chinese food served in the US is quite different from what is actually eaten in China. And McDonalds has different types of burgers for the different countries in which they operate.
(By the way, the authentic way to make refried beans usually includes pork and lard. TB uses vegetable oil, so there’s no cholesterol.)
Report Post »sarg356
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:40amCheap, Cheap, Cheap…. The american way. Screw the consumer and make as much money doing it.
Report Post »jayhawk07
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:37amVote with your dollar. You do not have to eat there.
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:42amBut where would I buy my Taco Supreme, then, huh? Huh???
Report Post »firstlast
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 6:23pmI think they call that Capitalism
Report Post »Mackerel
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:39amThis is contributing to Global Warming. By using less beef in their “Mexican inspired food” they are allowing more cattle to wander the planet which means more methane gases in the atmosphere.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:09amWe should tax it, that way the clowns will then have more money to spend.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:38amThe Spanish like pork.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:38amIf they shut down all of the Taco Bells it might take a long time before I even noticed. It’s not one of my favorites.
Report Post »Hefsmaster
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:33amIt’s got the consistency of baby crap! Think about it, Extrusion…
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:41amYou’re ruining my appetite.
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:32amWhat’s the big deal? O‘Barry doesn’t have enough beef to qualify as a real POTUS. Talk about false advertising.
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:34amGood point.
Report Post »jctunink
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:30amHEY it‘s Taco HEII not Wendy’s! There is no beef much like the School lunch programs that Michele Mybell O’bomo wants us all to eat! NO BEEFY for you my pretty!
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:30amYuck.
Report Post »Good reminder not to feed my kids this junk either.
Country
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:27amWhat part of the beef exactly are they serving. Ask them that. What is anti-dusting agent?
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:33amUsually cornstarch. But I don’t know.
Report Post »bigtruck1956
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:25amWhere’s the beef
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:21amGee… I don’t know if I really want to know.
Report Post »Geopatriot
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:34amIf they are a Left leaning business, that contributed to Obama‘s election campaign we’re not going to find out!
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:05am@GEO I’m too lazy to get up and copy and exact quote, but in Michelle Malkin’s book Culture of Corruption she does name a Taco Bell heir that is vital in Team Obammy.
Not that I understand what that would have to do with this story though?
Report Post »GEW
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:20am–The lawsuit 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.
…if there is to be no monetary damages awarded…then who in the heck is paying the lawyers. Do we have too many attorneys? Another Lotto
Report Post »thegr8restoration
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:09pmThis law suit is the first stage in banning Taco Bell in CA. I’m not surprised there is only 35% beef in in there meat paste. No wonder it is so cheap. I don’t care Its still a tasty once and a while treat. So long if they don‘t replace the beef with horse and still call it beef i’m cool. If they do just let me know I’ll eat horse as long as I know what it is, hell I’ll eat almost any animal cooked properly. (no insects)
Report Post »Rick300
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:19amAs a nice old lady used to say…”Where’s the beef!”
Report Post »Oh, God!
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:30amOr, yo quiero Taco Bell. Spelling may be off, but you get the idea. Forgot about those “Where’s the beef” commercials. Wow, I’m old…
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:02am¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!
Report Post »GLOBAL_TEA_PARTY
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:53amPerhaps the TB dog is in one of the tacos.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:05amI don’t care how much beef is in them, they are good.
Report Post »Ken
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 1:28pm@Texascommonsense: “No mas Taco Bell!!!”
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:18amNow we are getting somewhere! Finally, news that matters!
Report Post »TERMLIMITSNOW
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:46amlol, you crack me up gonzo
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:51am@EGOBRAIN You might also be familiar with a product called vienna sausages…..again, thats also MDM, just in icky tube form.
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:15amMy mom put those vienna sausages in my lunch bags……
Report Post »Why mom, why????
Untameable-kate
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:25amMy kid loves vienna sausages AND Taco Bells meat paste tacos. Nasty stuff but teenaged boys go crazy for it. The chicken soft tacos are good, I wonder what is in those?? hmmm
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 12:01pmSoon, oh yes so very soon, you people will finally realize that there is no fast food except White Castle. All others are impostors.
Kneel before White Castle. Kneel!
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:56pmI love the chicken burrito are they gonna be sued for that too ? :(
Report Post »truth4at
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:17amI can make a better taco, so maybe I should start my own business!
Rational Man
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:21amI quit TB a long time ago after getting food poisoning and sick for two days!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:25amI’m sure we all could, but think how large their gross margins are if they aren’t using much beef. It probably cost them 10 cents or less for one taco. If we made them we would lose money ’cause I like to see what I’m eating and all I ever saw on their taco was lettuce and a little cheese. Quit eating there years ago and asked “Where’s the beef?”.
Report Post »Lesterp
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:32amI’ll still eat there!
Report Post »boodrow
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:37amYou could make better, but not cheaper….. your biz would fail. As would Taco Bell if they had to increase the meat content. It may not be nutritious, but it’s tasty most times, and that’s all that matters to a car full of drunks @ 2am.
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:42amNever crossed the door threshold or drive through. Never will.
Report Post »48
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 8:54amThere’s got to be more to this. Why would this law office go after TB and for no monetary damages? I havent heard of anyone that died from eating at TB.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:00am““Taco Bell prides itself on serving high quality Mexican inspired food with great value.”
Report Post »________________________________________________________________________
Mexican inspired, eh? Then it’s 100% pure burro.
It must be authentic because I drank the water and was sick for days.
Dustyluv
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:04amEver wonder where that little dog went? Filling wasn’t he?
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:07amGo Taco Bell!!! Making a profit and serving people that choose to buy their product. Thats the American way. If you dont like it dont buy it. If you want more beef make it yourself. I really, really miss the Bellbeefer. I never complained about the meat content because I knew what I was buying. Bottom line.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:24am48, it’s called ethics. There is supposed to be “truth in advertising” but I think that left quite awhile ago.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:29amEven full disclosure of this fact will not hurt their business. Its not exactly health food ya know.
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Voice-O-Reason
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:30amI also quit TB after eating there and getting sick for 2 days….that was 6 years ago and haven’t set foot in there since then.
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:31amI’m totally cool with this news. I’m leery of the meat sold at fast food joints, anyway.
Report Post »Now I know it‘s not strange body parts I’m eating.
EgoBrain
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:37amWell thanks, TXPilot.
Now I’m back to wondering what the heck their meat is made from.
Report Post »And what is potted meat?
48
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:49am@GRAMDMA
Report Post »I agree but any time I see lawers going after soemone unprovoked, it makes me wonder.
grandmaof5
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:53amTXPILOT, haven’t eaten at a Taco Bell in years but if I were a current customer, after reading your post, I definitely wouldn’t eat there again. That sounds down right digusting!
Report Post »Jackers
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 9:54amI stopped going to fast food restaurants a few years ago… You never know who’s doing the cooking or what exactly is being cooked. Seeing the report of rats running loose in a New York City Del Taco stamped the deal for me…
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:01amJackers,
As someone who spent the better part of his youth working in fast food restaurants…You do not want to know…I have seen some malicious things…But even the friendliest, most easy going employees HATE snotty customers. Folks…Don’t EVER complain in a fast food joint. The code we used was “special sauce”….
Report Post »Snowleopard-the artist {cat folk artist}
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:06amTo me this suit against Taco Bell is by a group of greedy lawers seeking to make a fast name and a fast buck by tackling a food giant; most likely the case will be settled just to avoid any litigation taking place. Yet I hope Taco Bell will stand and fight, and ultimately win.
Bluebonnet
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:07amThanks Txpilot! I’m convinced now, never to eat any more fast food who can’t be honest about what they put in their products. Potted meat? Yikes! I don’t mind fillers in the meat, but I want to know what they are. Many people are allergic to soy products, also what the heck are anti-dusting agent? Sounds like what they sweep off the floors. I knew 20 years ago the taco‘s didn’t taste good anymore, so quit eating them. Now I eat the bean burrito and wonder what kind of fillers they put into their beans? Also, do you know Arby’s puts a bunch of fillers in their beef? You think it’s pure beef sitting on the slicer, but it’s a mix compressed into what looks like a roast. Ugh? No wonder I like my own cooking. Demand from these fast food places a list of the ingredients before using.
Report Post »48
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:14amtrolltrainer – you ought to be arrested for that disgusting behavior. You did say “WE” like you were part of the clan.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:19amNo wonder I have to “run to the border” after I eat there……
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:20am48,
That is a very sad attempt at a troll there! I just hope that I did indeed serve you in the past!
Report Post »GLOBAL_TEA_PARTY
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:52amI don’t eat TB anymore. For obvious reasons.
Report Post »48
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:57amTROLLTRAINER- You hope you did indeed serve me in the past, meaning what?
Report Post »Love Bandit Bestid
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 10:58ami’m addicted to taco bell.
Report Post »i assumed the beef had drugs in it.
TheLascone
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:07amHey Taco Bell … where ya goin with all this junk ?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23630227@N06/5367622936/in/photostream/
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:11amNot to worry 48, I bet you get served off the “special” menu everywhere you go!
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:19amI quit TB several years ago. I bought 5 tacos and 3 had no meat at all and the other 2 contained a tablespoon full between them. If you ever picked off just the meat and tasted it youwould never eat it again. Some one asked what potted meat was? It is anything left they can strip from the bones, bone marrow, brains and every thing else but the moo. They have not figured out how to package the moo yet.
Report Post »48
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:21amTROLLTRAINER – I can honestly say I dont eat at fast food restaurants and I’m glad as hell now that I know there could be someone like you working there.
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:22amAren’t all restaurants in the future Taco Bell? Reminds me of Soylent Green.
Report Post »cinbu
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:48amWow, is it really news that Taco Bell‘s food isn’t exactly REAL? No, it isn’t. Anybody who has ever eaten a real taco, or had real refried beans, knows that TB is just manufactured crap. Not a surprise. Not news.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:48am48,
Why the continuing attacks on me? First you accuse me of unethical practices and then continue to attack me! But that is okay, I forgive you. You are probably right in not eating out you just never know what is happening with your food. I would say occurrences of tampering are actually fairly low…Unless it is in retaliation for rudeness…But you do have the typical behaviors of not wearing gloves, of loose hair, dropped and reused utensils and even food…Not to mention dirty dishes…
But I can relate an experience I had as a manager of a Wendy’s. One morning one of the crew caught the grill cook peeing in the chili. He was prepping the big pot before open and it was in a secluded back area and he literally pissed right in it! Of course we called the police and he was arrested. The chili pot with everything in it was taken as evidence. Needless to say he was fired on the spot but the question had to be asked…Had he ever done this before? Of course he denied it, but…
Some restaurants I have worked at have been better than others. You really can’t go by which chain it is either as they will vary store to store and franchise to franchise. I worked at a Hungry Howies that was just plain nasty. But it was only that particular store. OTOH, I worked for a Red Lobster for years and they took food safety seriously. Good, quality conscientious people there, I still eat there. You just never know.
Anyway 48, I was just messing with you. Your first comment to me was really most unfair. I would never serve anything that has been compromised. But if you are surprised or offended that it does happen…You should seriously start thinking things through.
Report Post »titan
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:52amdo you remember mcdonalds and the kangaroo meat nightmare. took years for mcdonalds to recover from that one! i ate at long john silvers once and was sick for almost 2 days and never ate there again. i will think twice now before i go to taco bell again though.
mhannah.vera
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:53amits not the better taco its the better advertising…and have a LOT of money. If they can make a good advertisement on taco-flavored cardboard they would market it.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 12:36pmI support Taco Bell’s decision to sell this tasty crap. It’s edible, right? And cheap. Let’s stop complaining – food prices will probably rise soon enough as it is.
Though, I suppose they should at least say that there is only so much beef in their meat filling.
This is not a big deal.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 12:46pm48, I will try to be optimistic and hope this suit was brought against TB because someone is trying to restore honesty and integrity. Like Obama, we should watch the other hand, I guess.
Report Post »Thumbs Up
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 1:12pmGeez, can I use the beef for mortar mix? ;-)
Report Post »so broke
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 1:36pmAs the little old lady (Ms. Peller) from Wendy’s would say, “WHERE’S THE BEEF?”
From now on I think I’ll stick with the cheese only or chicken items.
Report Post »so broke
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 1:41pmWhere’s the Beef ??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75diEyiA0
Report Post »ozz
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 3:46pmLess than 35% !!!! Hell if it says seasoned beef no less than 90% should be legal. Taco bell USED to be my favorite fast food. Not any more. I don’t support liars with my cash.
Report Post »MOVETERAN
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 4:12pmWell what is the world coming to? A lawsuit that isn’t looking for damages with huge $$$$ is just unAmerican isn’t it? Especially in California land of fruits, nuts and frivolous, well, everything.
Report Post »MOVETERAN
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 4:25pm@Grandma
Well I have eaten some interesting things over seas and I find that Taco Bell really isn’t all that bad compared to other countries alternatives. I have found that our food standards even at the worst are still much better than any other countries.
Report Post »Kiddle
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 5:10pmMy brother ordered there once. He told them his order and asked them to “hold the salmonella” and they asked him to leave. Funny!!!
Report Post »Margaret Thatcher
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 5:35pmThis story is old news.
For the original video story:
Report Post »http://www.theonion.com/video/taco-bells-new-green-menu-takes-no-ingredients-fro,14348/
firstlast
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 6:20pmTaco Bell doesnt have to actually cook any of their “food”; it comes freeze-dried out of a bag and all they have to do is add water and heat. …anything to save a buck, right?
Report Post »touch
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 1:16pmTaco Bell prides itself on serving high quality Mexican inspired food, YEAH RIGHT!
More like prides itself on serving self American $$$$ and the expense of serving Mexican inspired garbage.
Report Post »exdem
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 2:18pm@48 could it have anything to do with Commie celebs angry over Taco Bell pulling their sponsorship from MTV’s new child porn drama “Skins”?
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