Taco Bell sued over claiming that their tacoes contain "beef"

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Apparently it is only a beef type substance.  Of course the lawsuit is being filed from Alabama.  If they have to change the name of the meat I vote for "cow residue".

You'll have to pardon the puns, but...

Taco Bell might want to change it's "Think Outside the Bun" campaign to "What's Really in That Taco?" after a class-action lawsuit filed against the fast-food giant claimed its taco filler doesn't, um, "meat" federal standards.

The suit against the YUM-brands chain also has a "beef" with the company's advertising, charging its claims of using "seasoned ground beef" or "seasoned beef" in its food products is false.

According to the suit filed by the Alabama law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, the YUM-brands owned chain is using a meat mixture that contains binders and extenders, and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as "beef.”

Attorney Dee Miles said the meat mixture contained just 35 percent beef, with the remaining 65 percent containing water, wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti-dusting agent and modified corn starch.

The suit was filed on behalf of Taco Bell customer and California resident Amanda Obney, who is not seek monetary damages, but instead wants a 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 said the company denies that its advertising is misleading and said the company would "vigorously defend the suit."

While the company does list its ingredients on its website — and indicates whether they are allergens — registered dietitian and Fox News contributor Tanya Zuckerbrot said the fillers could be a danger for some consumers.

“Wheat oats, soy lecithin and maltodrextrin are common allergens that are often added to processed foods as fillers because they are much less expensive than meat,” she said. “Aside from being misleading, this form of false advertising puts the consumer at risk as well.”

Zuckerbrot said according to the USDA, “ground beef can have seasonings, but no water, phosphates, extenders, or binders added.” The meat from Taco Bell does not meet the minimum requirements set by the USDA, she said.

“Rather than Taco Bell calling the meat ‘seasoned ground beef’ they should refer to it as ‘mixed meat’ and list the additional ingredients so consumers can know what they are putting into their mouths,” she said.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/01/25/wheres-beef-taco-bell-sued-ingredients/#ixzz1C4p9QQ1D

[Snaggletiger]

Yo quiero Taco Smell

[Buzz Killington]

When they gonna hit McDonalds?

[Saniflush]

Wait.  You telling me there was supposed to be meat in the taco's?

[Token]

When they gonna hit McDonalds?

McDonald's can't take anymore.  The dollar menu was spawned by the "super-size me" and "holy fucking shit, that coffee scalded my taint" incidents. 

[AUChizad]

Is this really so terrible? The beef is "watered down" by soy, wheat oats, water, and maltodextrin?

The only thing of those that is not technically BETTER FOR YOU than beef is the maltodextrin. But it ain't poison.

From what I gather, it's about as unhealthy as Splenda or the malt in your beer.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-maltodextrin.htm

http://www.wisegeek.com/is-maltodextrin-unsafe.htm

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

[AWK]

Beasley Allen...dare I say more?

[AUTiger1]

I will continue to eat there and it will still be tasty.  I will also continue to tell myself that it's beef.  I knew it was more than likely soy or something, but I don't want someone else telling me that.

[Godfather]

I will continue to eat there and it will still be tasty.  I will also continue to tell myself that it's beef.  I knew it was more than likely soy or something, but I don't want someone else telling me that.

Thak god its not soy...Soy will give you man teets.

[Saniflush]

Thak god its not soy...Soy will give you man teets.

"Food makes me sick"

[Godfather]

"Food makes me sick"

Eggzactly...I prefer to drink my meals.  Preferably through a seat cushion.



and I will say this about the bell, it'll make a turd.

[Tiger Wench]

Eggzactly...I prefer to drink my meals.  Preferably through a seat cushion.



and I will say this about the bell, it'll make a turd.

You don't eat Taco Bell with the expectation of keeping the food in your stomach for any length of time.

[dallaswareagle]

You don't eat Taco Bell with the expectation of keeping the food in your stomach for any length of time.

And with the right amount of alcohol, it could go up or down.

[AUChizad]

And with the right amount of alcohol, it could go up or down.

Now knowing what the meat consists of perfectly explains why it goes so well with a night of heavy beer drinking. It's basically meat-flavored beer.

[AUTailgatingRules]

Next thing you know someone is going to sue Arby's for claiming that nasty orange shit they slather on everything is not actually cheese.

[GH2001]

Only thing here, is that the USDA actually has a definition of what you can "advertise" as beef. Thats the complaint - false advertising. Not sure what her motive is. Sounds like a waste of time to me. Also worth noting is that she is seeking no damages or money. She simply wants the false advertising gone. Kind of a weird deal all the way around.

[Tiger Wench]

Only thing here, is that the USDA actually has a definition of what you can "advertise" as beef. Thats the complaint - false advertising. Not sure what her motive is. Sounds like a waste of time to me. Also worth noting is that she is seeking no damages or money. She simply wants the false advertising gone. Kind of a weird deal all the way around.

However, the lawyers sponsoring her will petition the court for their expenses in the class action - and they will get money from Taco Bell.  I am not sure how that works, but I am sure one of the esteemed barristers on here will educate us.  I just remember reading of one case in which the plaintiff won $1 in damages but the attorneys made GWAZILLIONS in "expenses".

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Only thing here, is that the USDA actually has a definition of what you can "advertise" as beef. Thats the complaint - false advertising. Not sure what her motive is. Sounds like a waste of time to me. Also worth noting is that she is seeking no damages or money. She simply wants the false advertising gone. Kind of a weird deal all the way around.

Maybe she owns cows and wants taco bell to buy 65% more of them.

[Snaggletiger]

However, the lawyers sponsoring her will petition the court for their expenses in the class action - and they will get money from Taco Bell.  I am not sure how that works, but I am sure one of the esteemed barristers on here will educate us.  I just remember reading of one case in which the plaintiff won $1 in damages but the attorneys made GWAZILLIONS in "expenses".

These people care. 

[Tiger Wench]

Read today that Yo Quiero plans to countersue...