Taco Bell's Meat in the middle of the class action - Los Angeles Times

Meat Taco Bell, the goal of an action that does not deserve to be appointed to beef is quite "seasoned" for her. "

An Alabama law firm has filed a beef class action lawsuit against the fast-food companies say that the earth (as a "seasoned beef from Taco Bell, external, and beef taco filling in-house ) is less than the amount of meat (40%) required to meet the definition as beef.

"You can not call it beef, by definition," by W. Daniel III "Dee" Miles said the lawsuit against his company. "It is undesirable. I would not eat it. "

Taco Bell has made a statement posted on its website, defending his food.

At Taco Bell, we buy our beef from the same brand of confidence that you will find at the supermarket, like Tyson Foods. We start with 100 percent USDA certified beef. Can we cook in our ownership of herbs and spices to taste our signature seasoned beef Taco Bell and texture. We are proud of the quality of our beef and identify all the spices and ingredients to spice up our website. Unfortunately, the lawyers selected to continue in this case first and then ask questions - and got their "facts" completely wrong. We expect to make a lawsuit for false statements about our food.

Readers of the Times "Booster Shots blog are, but with some interesting discussions about the combination.

"I have no beef with Taco Bell - literally," wrote a commentator called grandfather.

"There was a time when they used the real thing. I worked there in 1984 and we have meat in raw beef taco and a mixture of dry spices. We, the beans cooked from dry Pintos in a huge pot. We also shredded lettuce and cheese, sliced tomatoes and olives, and fried taco shells on the construction site, "wrote Tackerman.

"Stores Tackerman, I remember when Taco Bell used real beef ... Government regulations play a role, but you can not tell me they are not a few coins with less meat in their product.. .. But still 35%? I see my occasional excursions "outside the bun." ...." LOL dtech001 writing.

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December 2006: Photo customers dine outside Taco Bell restaurant in Burbank, 5. Associated Press: Credit Rick / Francis