Lawsuit: Taco Bell 'meat' not technically meat

• Spartaaaaa wrote on 2011-01-28 23:30

  by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
  
  (NaturalNews) Many people have heard the rumors and jokes about fast food chains not actually using real meat in their products. But a new class-action lawsuit, filed by the Montgomery, Ala.-based law firm Beasley Allen on behalf of a California woman, accuses fast food chain Taco Bell of deceitfully calling its taco filling "beef" when less than 40 percent of it is actually composed of real beef.
  
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines meat as simply "flesh of animals," and even allows for products called "meat" to contain as little as 40 percent meat. But Taco Bell's "meat" filling only contains about 35 percent ground beef, with the rest composed of various fillers, additives, and extenders, alleges the suit.
  
  The official Taco Bell website explains that its ground beef contains beef, followed by a "seasoning" mixture composed of things like "isolated oat product" and silicon dioxide, an anti-caking agent. The ingredient list even contains soybean oil, which is described as an "anti-dusting agent."
  
  Taco Bell has issued a statement countering the suit, insisting that it "prides itself on serving high quality Mexican inspired food with great value." The company vehemently denies that its advertising is "misleading in any way" and indicated that it intends to "vigorously defend the suit."
  
  And a recently-amended response to the suit, issued by Taco Bell President and Chief Concept Officer Greg Creed, goes even further, explaining that the company plans to take offensive action as well.
  
  "Unfortunately, the lawyers in this case elected to sue first and ask questions later -- and got their 'facts' absolutely wrong," alleges Creed. "We plan to take legal action for the false statements being made about our food."
  
  But facts are facts. If Taco Bell's meat filling contains less than 40 percent meat, than it cannot legally be called meat. And instead of seeking monetary compensation, the goal of the lawsuit is to simply require Taco Bell to be honest with its customers about what they are eating.
  
  Sources for this story include:
  http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/01/25/2011-01-25_taco_bell_is_using_false_advertising_when_it_calls_its_food_beef_according_to_la.html

  
  
  Link to article: http://www.naturalnews.com/031136_Taco_Bell_meat.html
  
  LOL why am I not surprised?
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-01-28 23:33
  of course it's not really meat
  everyone knows that
  [video=youtube;RyXC4kyY-s0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyXC4kyY-s0[/video]
• Osayidan wrote on 2011-01-28 23:34
  The meat part is not news to me at all. I ate fast food once and could tell right away there's no way in hell it' meat. It wasn't taco bell but they're all the same, less real meat = more profit.
• Spartaaaaa wrote on 2011-01-28 23:35

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;308653:

  of course it's not really meat
  everyone knows that
  

  
  
  Everyone except the people who still dare to eat fast food!
• Cannibal wrote on 2011-01-28 23:39
  People are going to eat fast food no matter what. Honestly, Taco Bell isn't going to lose any costumers, and if they do, it'll be a small change.
  
  People don't care.
• Mentosftw wrote on 2011-01-28 23:39

  Quote from Osayidan;308657:

  The meat part is not news to me at all. I ate fast food once and could tell right away there's no way in hell it' meat. It wasn't taco bell but they're all the same, less real meat = more profit.

  
  
  I know what you mean, it's like sloppy joes in a tortilla without the meat and support of ground meat .-.
• Skye wrote on 2011-01-29 00:00
  Taco Bell has way too many customers. No one's going to leave because they found out the "meat" isn't real. And honestly, if you are familiar with fast food AT ALL, you know it isn't real meat to begin with.
  
  People...
• Spartaaaaa wrote on 2011-01-29 00:02

  Quote from Skye;308703:

  Taco Bell has way too many customers. No one's going to leave because they found out the "meat" isn't real. And honestly, if you are familiar with fast food AT ALL, you know it isn't real meat to begin with.
  
  People...

  
  
  Considering all the crap that most Americans eat everyday anyways, I don't think they would mind eating fake meat.
• Lan wrote on 2011-01-29 00:05

  Quote from Spartaaaaa;308706:

  Considering all the crap that most Americans eat everyday anyways, I don't think they would mind eating fake meat.

  
  
  Kids didn't mind eating chicken nuggets event when it was made of some pink chicken glop, they saw how it was made and still ate it.
• Skye wrote on 2011-01-29 00:08

  Quote from Lan;308712:

  Kids didn't mind eating chicken nuggets event when it was made of some pink chicken glop, they saw how it was made and still ate it.

  
  
  Trufax.
  
  Though I don't like McNuggets. :S
• Spartaaaaa wrote on 2011-01-29 00:13

  Quote from Lan;308712:

  Kids didn't mind eating chicken nuggets event when it was made of some pink chicken glop, they saw how it was made and still ate it.

  
  
  It's even more sad when fully grown adults eat that stuff...
• Intex wrote on 2011-01-29 00:18
  It's cheap, this isn't really surprising, and no one who already eats there cares. Many people can't afford the organic food you'd rather eat. I really don't care which side is true but here's Taco Bell's response:
  

  [Image: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/242169/TACO-BELL-MEAT-BEEF-LAWSUIT-NEWSPAPER-ADS.jpg]

  
  
  Edit: Apparently Taco Bell is telling the truth with this one. While the media can say w/e the hell they want and get away with it Taco Bell would get fined, sued, and/or shut down if they lied about their food. WHO KNOWS.
• Mama wrote on 2011-01-29 00:19
  as long as there isn't an immediate consequence, then there's no fear in eating taco bell etc. short of an emergency trip to the toilet later.
  
  it'd be funny when later on they actually do proper longitudinal studies about the effects of eating artificial food products.
  
  .. after typing that my mind is telling me that studies already do exist somehow. Hmm.
• Sleeperdial wrote on 2011-01-29 00:19
  O gawd, I can only imagine what Mcdonalds meat is made out of >.>
• Sleeperdial wrote on 2011-01-29 00:30

  Quote from Intex;308744:

  It's cheap, this isn't really surprising, and no one who already eats there cares. Many people can't afford the organic food you'd rather eat. I really don't care which side is true but here's Taco Bell's response:
  

  [Image: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/242169/TACO-BELL-MEAT-BEEF-LAWSUIT-NEWSPAPER-ADS.jpg]

  
  
  Edit: Apparently Taco Bell is telling the truth with this one. While the media can say w/e the hell they want and get away with it Taco Bell would get fined, sued, and/or shut down if they lied about their food. WHO KNOWS.

  
  
  Like hell I'm gonna believe that......