no. I think that it is like the bio-industry ducks that are called 'wild.' and like our lamb-kebab 100%, wich contained either 50% beef, 50% chicken, or 100%pork.
Yes, the CEO was definetly chosing his words carefully. I dont' like to get all opinionated about so many of today's news stories, as we really don't get the full story. Still, you can't really blame Taco Bell for trying to save money on beef. 35% though... seems a little low.
Sounds like a good selling point for people who don't like to eat much meat. I for one couldn't care less if it was even 0% meat, so long as it tasted good. In fact I almost got Taco Bell yesterday. Though they really should be honest about what they are serving.
Taco Bell released a statement saying it has 80% beef. Also, the FDA does inspections yearly so if Taco Bell did, then the FDA would be on Taco Bell's case. Besides, the way the FoxNews writer wrote it, using colloquialism, turns me off from reading the rest of it.
I think that companies should use 100% of the ingredient/material (in this case, beef) instead of chemicals or extenders.
The only reason companies do this is to save as much money as possible, and to lower prices. Personally, I find it wrong to not make it that what you buy is 100% of that substance.
I think the lawsuit is a good one. I say this because people should know what's inside consumable items. After all, you want to make sure that what your eating really is what it's marketed as.
Another point I have on this issue is: what chemicals are being used as fillers? You never know what they might be using...
Taco Bell released a statement saying it has 80% beef. Also, the FDA does inspections yearly so if Taco Bell did, then the FDA would be on Taco Bell's case.
Same. I heard one of the lawyers talking on the news and he said "We tested it." I don't know if he meant "We had it tested."
I heard that the beef must be at least 70% meat and 30% fat. If this is the case, everything else that is added afterwords shouldn't change the meat to fat ratio. However, it sounds like a certain percentage must be beef (fat and meat) and a certain percentage can be everything else.
When you ground beef, simmer it in a pan and add your seasonings, it is no longer 100% beef. A large portion of it are the seasonings, salt, water, and so on. That's how cooking works, you mix different products.
Maybe they tested the meat before it was mixed with the seasoning. The problem is that there's just a HUGE lack of testing details!
Attorney Dee Miles said the meat mixture contained just 35 percent beef, with the remaining 65 percent containing water, wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti-dusting agent and modified corn starch.
Maltodrextrin! Oh noes! I don't know what it is but it has the letter "X" in it, which means it's probably toXic! Soy Lecithin?! That also sounds scary! Anti-dusting agent? Are they putting embalming fluid in our foods now?!
Although I was being sarcastic, this is sadly how many people seem to think sometimes.
Maltodextrin be a simple polysaccharide. A sweetener.
Lecithin plays a number of roles in heart health, including the lowering of total and LDL cholesterol levels. The choline delivered by lecithin can help reduce high homocysteine levels in the blood - which can be associated with artery damage, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and bone fracture.
Oh dear, sounds like Taco Bell is helping us!
And the anti-dusting agents, whatever they are, are meant to keep the powder from creating dust when they are being manufactured.
I think this lawsuit is a little bit ridiculous... doesnt the FDA examine the ingredients at least yearly? If there was a problem with the beef they were using, i would think they would bring it up
