Alabama law firm to Taco Bell: That's not beef

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — 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.
Miles said the lawsuit 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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[Plow]

Less than 35%, really?

Fuck.

[Fievel]

This really that surprising?

[Dmitry]

Why couldn't they fight for something more useful, like at least 50% beef? Who cares what they say is in it.

[Colenzo]

Taco meat is just bad for you in the first place. I don't know why people are so mad.

[Ansems]

Only fastfood I eat is Tacobell, I do not eat the meat, cause it taste like dogfood.

[SamanosukeShiva]

less than 35% beef is the authentic mexican way, tacos were eaten with cricket/grasshopper and shit anyway

[altwight]

OMG I LIVE THERE GO FIGURE.

[Uzor]

Tacobell sucks anyway. Make your own tacos if you want tacos. Healthier and tastes 100x better.

[Norellicus]

Taco meat is just bad for you in the first place.

what

[Colenzo]

Have you ever made taco meat and seen the amount of grease thats in that shit?

[altwight]

colenzo explain your sig please. i think ive an idea of what it is.

[Colenzo]

you activated his trap card

[altwight]

is that yugioh from gsl?

[Bingbong]

Hold up, they put water, soy, and wheat in the beef, and that makes it:

a> less healthy?
b> more expensive?
c> gtfo that's not beef!

Taco Bell is cheap eats for a reason. I'm glad they are actually using a good amount of non life threatening food additives.
Shit, soy lecithin in moderate amounts can actually lower cholesterol.
Worst case scenario, they make Taco bell change "seasoned beef" to "seasoned beef product". As long as the Burritos stay at $.99 I'm still going.

[Acturus]

Why couldn't they fight for something more useful, like at least 50% beef? Who cares what they say is in it.

Chances are that legally, Taco Bell is allowed to sell the meat in its current form.

Suing for false advertising is a different way to get the same result, media exposure, but with potentially better results.

[Valisk]

This is exactly why I go to Taco Beuno over Taco Bell any day of the week. Taco Bell has had sketchy "beef" to me since high school. It always tasted so tangy and wasn't brown enough. If I do go to Taco Bell, it's almost for certain to get a chicken something.

[Guyverarmor]

This is exactly why I go to Taco Beuno over Taco Bell any day of the week. Taco Bell has had sketchy "beef" to me since high school. It always tasted so tangy and wasn't brown enough. If I do go to Taco Bell, it's almost for certain to get a chicken something.

Finally, someone else besides me who goes to Taco Bueno

[Conrad]

So wait. What is the minimum amount of cow included in a meal in order to count as "beef?"

[Norellicus]

Have you ever made taco meat and seen the amount of grease thats in that shit?

Oh I get it, you don't know how to cook