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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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Big surprise that it's coming from California.
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The words "seasoned beef" have become fighting words for a California woman suing Taco Bell for her claim that there's too little "beef" to merit labeling it as such.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel says the class-action suit alleges false advertising claims. It explains:
"It says Taco Bell's ground beef is made of such components as water, isolated oat product, wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodextrin, anti-dusting agent, autolyzed yeast extract, modified corn starch and sodium phosphate, as well as some beef and seasonings." Taco Bell hasn't responded to the charges, according to media reports. Check out the story here. And here's a video of potential customers' reactions.
So what else is in "seasoned beef," nutritionally speaking? The Soft Taco Supreme Beef carries 240 calories, 11 grams of fat and 11 grams of protein. And a Fresco Crunchy Taco has 150 calories, 7 grams of fat and 7 grams of protein. And no trans-fats in either.
But whether or not it's really "beef" -- we'll let the judge decide. |
Do you really want to know what's in the meat you're eating if you're doing running for the border?
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
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If you can't tell that Taco Bell is poison, you deserve to keep eating it.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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Holy frivolous lawsuit, Batman!
You'd have a better time convincing the court to label it not "food".
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
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This actually seems like an important ruling. I don't really care if the lady makes any money but I think food laws are important. Yes we all know taco bell is low quality but if that's the case people will buy it even if it says "beef product". You people joke but these food laws are what prevent restaurants from giving you a hamburger made of cow eyeballs and buying chocolate consisting of water and brown food coloring.
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
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But anti-dusting agent is my favorite food 
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Thorton02
Joined: Mar 13 2009
Location: Arlington
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It's been done before.
"Krusty Burger - the Official Meat-Flavored Sandwich of the 1984 Summer Olympic
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
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I always figured that Taco Bell meat was suspect. Kind of like that orange meat paste in Jack In The Box tacos.
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Doddsino
Joined: Oct 01 2009
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The most disappointing thing about Taco Bell nowadays is the lack of meat and cheese. Get a soft shelled taco nowadays, they put in the absolute minimum and try to make it look bigger by loading it up with nasty ass lettuce.
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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I'm just cutting out fast food in general anymore. Soon I'll find out that Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes contain neither cheese nor potatoes. I'm so disillusioned.
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FNJ
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Joined: Jun 07 2006
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I could care less what's in it. Taco bell is fucking delicious.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
Location: Annandale, VA
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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| FNJ wrote: |
| I could care less what's in it. Taco bell is fucking delicious. |
Agreed, I <3 Taco Bell. |
yup. agreed.
those burritos w/the fritos inside are delicious. especially for 99 cents
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| I'll eat a turkey sandwich while blowing my load |
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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| username wrote: |
| Andrew Man wrote: |
| FNJ wrote: |
| I could care less what's in it. Taco bell is fucking delicious. |
Agreed, I <3 Taco Bell. |
yup. agreed.
those burritos w/the fritos inside are delicious. especially for 99 cents |
Seconded! Heck, I'd go get some now but none are near enough.
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@om*d
Title: Dorakyura
Joined: Jul 10 2010
Location: Castlevania
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Don't forget... when the Franchise Wars end Taco Bell will be the only restaurant left, so you better get used to them.
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Deadmau_5pra
Title: Amatuer film/podcaster
Joined: Feb 10 2009
Location: Chicago Area
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| lordsathien wrote: |
| username wrote: |
| Andrew Man wrote: |
| FNJ wrote: |
| I could care less what's in it. Taco bell is fucking delicious. |
Agreed, I <3 Taco Bell. |
yup. agreed.
those burritos w/the fritos inside are delicious. especially for 99 cents |
Seconded! Heck, I'd go get some now but none are near enough. |
All of this.
Plus, isn't the meat like tofu or something?
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Atma
Title: Dragoon
Joined: Apr 29 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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| username wrote: |
| those burritos w/the fritos inside are delicious. especially for 99 cents |
I do love those.
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FNJ
2010 SLF Tag Champ
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| @om*d wrote: |
| Don't forget... when the Franchise Wars end Taco Bell will be the only restaurant left, so you better get used to them. |
Demolition Man quotes? Seriously? 
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
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The new Frito burritos are nowhere near as good as Sonic's chili cheese frito burrito, but they're passable. I'd like to add them to the beefy five layer, like when I was drunk back in college, I went on a 10 minute diatribe about how the beefy five later burrito would be the best burrito they had if it had a crunch to it.
Thus, my drunken epiphany was listened to.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
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I never eat meat from Taco Bell, so I guess I'm safe. I'll stick with my Custom Bean Burritos and Tostadas.
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Doddsino
Joined: Oct 01 2009
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| @om*d wrote: |
| Don't forget... when the Franchise Wars end Taco Bell will be the only restaurant left, so you better get used to them. |
Yeah, they'll probably be serving something like this:
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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From a chef friend's responces:
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Whatever the courts decide; the case is a fallacy - legally there only needs to be a very small percent to label it beef. Plus the fact that it is in fact, fuckilng beef (not to be confused with celibate beef.) What I see most that bothers me is "taco bell uses grade d meat!" - that would be great.. if there was such a thing as grade D.. or C. or B..
*clarification* there is; but someone like Taco bell isnt paying for the "meat grading" - meat that is graded is usually dry aged (VERY expensive) and you can have Prime Grade C - for certain cuts. |
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
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Location: Annandale, VA
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| Doddsino wrote: |
| @om*d wrote: |
| Don't forget... when the Franchise Wars end Taco Bell will be the only restaurant left, so you better get used to them. |
Yeah, they'll probably be serving something like this:
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They already are, they serve them in a pack of two on the value menu.
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Atma
Title: Dragoon
Joined: Apr 29 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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| Andrew Man wrote: |
| Everytime I see this thread, I want to get Taco Bell. |
In fact, I got lunch from Taco Bell today BECAUSE of this thread.
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Valdronius
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Title: SydLexia COO
Joined: Aug 22 2005
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| Atma wrote: |
| Andrew Man wrote: |
| Everytime I see this thread, I want to get Taco Bell. |
In fact, I got lunch from Taco Bell today BECAUSE of this thread. |
Ain't it funny how that is? After I watched 2G1C I went out and bought a Reese's.
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| A Hispanic dude living in Arizona knows a lot of Latinas? That's fucking odd. |
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