Cowless Beef?
Taco Bell Sued
By Mike Bauman
A law firm in Alabama is suing Taco Bell over its use of the word “beef” in the description of some of its products.
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles; PC, claims in its class action filing that Taco Bell’s “beef” consists of fillers and by-products but does not have enough actual meat in it to meet the US Department of Agriculture’s requirements to be called “beef.” According to the firm, this amounts to false advertising by the company.
In a press release, Taco Bell asserts, “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. We deny our advertising is misleading in any way and we intend to vigorously defend the suit.”
In the suit, Beasley requests Taco Bell be ordered to “properly advertise and label food items, and to engage in a corrective advertising campaign to educate the public about the true content of its food products.”
Taco Bell patrons we spoke to seemed undaunted. ”I don’t really care. It tastes good and it’s cheap,” said one patron, who said his name was Sam.
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Well not everyone is like Sam. I care. I can’t see myself going back to Taco Bell.
“Taco Bell patrons we spoke to seemed undaunted. “I don’t really care. It tastes good and it’s cheap,” said one patron, who said his name was Sam.”
Just goes to show you, some people just can’t wait for ‘Soylent Green’ to arrive – after all, Soylent Green is the PEOPLE! Of course, some would be happy with a can of Alpo, too.
What have we come to?
A Taco-Bell patron will of course leave such a response, his social background isn’t being mentioned her, but one can only imagine what he looked like. All these fast-food chains need to be observed much stricter, for their treatment of animals etc. with McDonalds as food supplier Nr. 1 we will never have ecological farming globally.
It’s all about price. Mcd could sell two cans of dog food for two bucks, and the public would gobble it down without a second thought. People don’t care what they eat as long as it’s cheap.
Haha, Alpo. Good stuff!
It may sound cray, but you have to know something’s up with that place. Cheap pricing and all. I can say that I’m a Sam clone. Poor college student with 5 bucks to spare to have a good time with friends for a half hour, sure.
If I end up receiving colon cancer, it’s my own fault.
-JG
JNadrowski
Really? What did you think taco bell was serving? You struggle in life dont you?
I guess if it’s a healthy filliing.. like.. beans or soy, it be better than beef. Who needs colon caner anyway? Im doubting thats the case though. Might just be ground up tires
I’m tired of these greedy corporations stealing and cheating. Why doesn’t anyone do anything about it. How much do you think the CEO of Taco Bell is making? Do you really think he cares about anything except money?
Our laziness has let these criminals do whatever they want. Give your jobs away abroad, give you food and drugs that can harm you, cut your health care and pay or even lay you off while they continue to earn their money.
Where is the law? I’ll bet this case will be taken on by outsourced lawyers.
Taco Bell does not taste good… It’s crude laced with MSG to trick your mind into thinking it’s good. In between the “meat” and the sauce which also contains MSG your brain is completely fooled
Great scoop, Greeley Gazette! I might just have to pay for a subscription now.
Ya know, Sam is right in that it is cheap food. Many seniors struggle to eat, pay the rent and buy medications these days. Take a look at your local TB, it’s filled with seniors. I eat there and try to not buy much with meat in it. Why? Because lately it taste funny. Not like beef………Maybe the solent green guy is right. I loved that movie by the way……………..
We need a government agency to investigate. We should pay a fast food tax, and the government should take that tax and fund an agency designed to make sure that we only eat healthy food.
Ah Joe, it stinks of Socialism to me………………..
You people have a lot of nerve don’t you? The gall you posess to bash on a respectable fast food buisiness that sells its food at very reasonable prices over a lawsuit that has not yet been proven… Inocent until proven guilty, and unlike all of you who are clueless and just agreeing with the first thing you hear i actualy did some research, and taco bells’ “beef” really is beef.