COKid Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Britain's food regulator said horsemeat had been found in beef products at Taco Bell fast food outlets, the first time it has been discovered on sale in British restaurants since the scandal broke in January. The Food Standards Agency said on Friday it had conducted 1,797 tests over the last seven days, more than 99 percent of which had come back negative for horsemeat levels at or above 1 percent. However, four tests were positive, it said. These included Birds Eye ready meals and Brakes skewers, named and withdrawn from sale. It added that no tests on samples containing horse DNA have found the veterinary medicine phenylbutazone (bute). Tex-Mex fast-food chain Taco Bell, owned by U.S. firm Yum Brands Inc., has three outlets in the UK. "Some batches of ground beef supplied to us from one supplier in Europe tested positive for horsemeat," said Taco Bell UK in a statement. "We immediately withdrew ground beef from sale in our restaurants, discontinued purchase of that meat, and contacted the Food Standards Agency with this information." The news is awkward timing for Yum, which Monday said that it was moving to tighten food safety and reverse a sharp drop in business at its KFC restaurants in China after a scare over contaminated chicken. Earlier on Friday, industry body the British Retail Consortium said the latest round of testing by grocers including all the major supermarkets had produced no new positive results. Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-horse-meat-found-in-beef-at-taco-bell-in-britain-20130301,0,2947180.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachno 1D Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Odds on they're off the menu after going good with punters eager for fast food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rk_b0mb Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 This is why I rarely eat fast food. Yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 The labelling scandal keeps getting worse. In South Africa they have found donkey, water buffalo and goat in burgers and in the US they've found that 59% of tuna isn't actually tuna. It's surprising how poorly regulated and monitored the food chain really is. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charisma Veteran Posted March 1, 2013 Veteran Share Posted March 1, 2013 ...Wait, there are Taco Bells in the UK? Where? I never saw one; it's always the first thing I have to go eat when I get back in the States :laugh: stoo2000, SinghKing and Elliot B. 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 giddy up The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I'll saddle up and ride on over ... The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted March 1, 2013 Global Moderator Share Posted March 1, 2013 This is why I rarely eat fast food. Yuck! why is it yuck, exactly? it's not appealing, but how is a cow so appealing? theyre ugly filthy animals... Buttus and pookie62 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 ...Wait, there are Taco Bells in the UK? Where? I never saw one; it's always the first thing I have to go eat when I get back in the States :laugh: It's news to me too. Apparently there's three locations in the UK: http://www.tacobelluk.co.uk/contact.html Charisma and SinghKing 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vykranth Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Wait, there is meat in food sold at Taco Bell???? LaP, Hum and BajiRav 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 who cares, horse, cow, pig? i don't.... yummmmmm MightyJordan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJerman Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Wait, there is meat in food sold at Taco Bell???? Lucky Brits! The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Lucky Brits! Yep, we've got standards. ;) The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Wait, there is meat in food sold at Taco Bell???? You mean Taco Bell sells food???? Vykranth and The Evil Overlord 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightEco Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pookie62 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 who cares, horse, cow, pig? i don't.... yummmmmm Indeed! We eat boar, pig, cows, lamb, all sorts of fowl. I've eaten Kangaroo in Australia. Snake in China. If anything, it's probably healthier leaner meat, such as Buffalo. Yum indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rk_b0mb Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 why is it yuck, exactly? it's not appealing, but how is a cow so appealing? theyre ugly filthy animals... It's the filler and all the artificial stuff that they put into the food that I dislike. theyarecomingforyou 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charisma Veteran Posted March 1, 2013 Veteran Share Posted March 1, 2013 It's news to me too. Apparently there's three locations in the UK: http://www.tacobellu...uk/contact.html Haha, thanks for that! One in Manchester, never knew it. Shall have to find it next time and see how it compares. MightyJordan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Was going to post a joke, but decided against it thinking it would be Lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 why is it yuck, exactly? it's not appealing, but how is a cow so appealing? theyre ugly filthy animals... Hey, that cow milk has clogged my arteries over the years in the most delicious way. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Haha, thanks for that! One in Manchester, never knew it. Shall have to find it next time and see how it compares. Same here! I tried Taco Bell when I went over and loved it. Manchester is a bit closer than America to get a Burrito :) Charisma 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Mmm horse is delicious! I hope McDonalds introduces the McHorse in time for the Kentucky Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJGM Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Haha, thanks for that! One in Manchester, never knew it. Shall have to find it next time and see how it compares. It's in the Food Court at the Manchester Arndale shopping centre ... right next to KFC. Charisma 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Poster Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 meat is meat.... i have some meat left over from the scandal ... im going to eat it with pride... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted March 2, 2013 Member Share Posted March 2, 2013 Tex-Mex fast-food chain Taco Bell, owned by U.S. firm Yum Brands Inc., has three outlets in the UK. You guys don't know what you are missing. We have them on ever corner. Some good food. As for the horse meat....isn't it just a trace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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