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Taco Bell announced via CNN that they were pulling their beef off the menu after finding it had been tainted with horse meat but theres an important footnote to the story. An Alabama-based law firm called Beasley Allen filed a lawsuit against Taco Bell charging the chain with false advertising because its beef product didnt contain enough beef.
In 2011 Alabama law firm Beasley Alan tried to call Taco Bell out big time launching a lawsuit that alleged their beef was only 35 percent meat and as such didnt qualify to be labeled as beef.
Taco bell beef controversy. 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. Taco Bell announced via CNN that they were pulling their beef off the menu after finding it had been tainted with horse meat but theres an important footnote to the story. The problem was a European one and since Taco Bell doesnt import any European beef into.
An Alabama law firm claims in a lawsuit that Taco Bell uses false advertising by calling its beef well beef. The meat mixture sold by Taco Bell restaurants contains binders and extenders and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the US. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as beef according to the legal complaint.
An Alabama-based law firm called Beasley Allen filed a lawsuit against Taco Bell charging the chain with false advertising because its beef product didnt contain enough beef. The case was dismissed after Taco Bell adjusted its marketing and disclosed that 88 percent beef and 12 percent seasonings spices water and other ingredients. Taco Bell has fought the now notorious fake beef lawsuit with provocative ads You Tube video and TV appearances for CEO Greg Creed.
None of this was a good idea. From worms to non-existent Grade D beef to horse meat Taco Bell heard it all. In 2011 Alabama law firm Beasley Alan tried to call Taco Bell out big time launching a lawsuit that alleged their beef was only 35 percent meat and as such didnt qualify to be labeled as beef.
Early this year the plaintiffs asserted that Taco Bells seasoned beef filling couldnt be called beef under USDA standards because it contained more oats seasonings and fillers than meat. Perhaps the most famous Taco Bell scandal however was the 2011 controversy surrounding false accusations concerning the quality of their beef. The allegations suggested that Taco Bells seasoned beef consists of only 36 percent real beef.
Heres a collection of stories related to all things Taco Bell including more about their infamous food scandals. Update from Taco Bell President and Chief Concept Officer Greg Creed. The lawsuit is bogus and filled with completely inaccurate facts.
Our beef is 100 USDA inspected just like the quality beef you would buy in a supermarket and prepare in your home. 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 US.
Department of Agriculture to be labeled as beef according to the legal complaint. The controversy stems from some types of this coloring containing a potentially carcinogenic ingredient called 4-methylimidazole or 4-Mel for short. Taco Bell for the record says that its caramelized sugar.
Taco Bells beef isnt real beef. In January 2011 a lawsuit was filed against Taco Bell about what exactly is in their taco meat filling that they used in some of their products. A test was conducted before the lawsuit and the results stated that only 35 beef was being used which was what initially sparked the lawsuit.
Taco Ingredients 1 pound lean ground beef ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon dried minced onion ½ teaspoon paprika ¼ teaspoon onion powder dash garlic powder ½ cup water 12 taco shells 2 cups shredded lettuce 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese. It looks bad but passable. Until you learn thataccording to the Alabama law firm suing Taco Bellonly 36 of that is beef.
The other 64 is mostly tasteless fibers. April 29 2014 – After Taco Bell started telling the public its beef is 88 percent beef customers were left to wonder whats the other 12 percent. They need wonder no more.
Taco Bell recalls 23 million pounds of beef due to concerns over metal shavings. Taco Bell removed and discarded 23 million pounds of seasoned beef.