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Taco Bell: How often do you eat fast food?

  • January 25, 2011 2:38 PM |  
  • By POV

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Taco Bell is being sued for misleading advertising. An Alabama law firm alleges that a test of the chain's "meat mixture" contained less than 35 per cent beef. (Reed Saxon/Associated Press)

An Alabama law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against Taco Bell for allegedly using false advertising to sell its products, The Associated Press reports.

According to the legal complaint, the meat mixture of the Tex-Mex restaurant chain contains binders and extenders, and should not be marketed as "seasoned ground beef" or "seasoned beef."

Attorneys tested the Taco Bell meat mixture and found that it had less than 35 per cent of beef and failed to meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture's minimum requirements to be labelled as "beef."

The lawsuit says that Taco Bell's beef mixture contains other ingredients, such as water, oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti-dusting agent and modified cornstarch. 

Irvine, Calif.-based Taco Bell spokesman Rob Poetsch denied that the company's advertising has been misleading.

"Taco Bell prides itself on serving high-quality, Mexican-inspired food with great value. We're so happy that the millions of customers we serve every week agree," Poetsch said.

- With files from The Associated Press


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