...Taco Bell

Taco Bell has won that silly little lawsuit claiming that they did not use real beef in their products. Though the lawsuit was dropped by the law firm Beasley Allen it was dropped because they had no real case. Taco Bell did spend between $3 million and $4 million in advertising to counter the accusations made in the lawsuit, but they did not change their menu or recipe at all. Basically nothing has changed and I m still a fan and customer at Taco Bell. In fact I ate some this morning for breakfast, well technically it was brunch, either way it was deliciously great. I am giving Taco Bell 2 Digits Up for being Taco Bell!

...Taco Bell

Well by now I am sure you all have heard about he lawsuit against Taco Bell claiming that their beef only contains 35% real beef. Taco Bell has denied this from the start but now they are telling the public in new ads. They took out full-page ads in at least 9 major news papers and made a YouTube video featuring their president to proclaim that their beef is 88% real beef. Still not 100%, but it is better than what most people would have thought. Experts say that Taco Bell's meat is no more or less what any other company serves including McDonald's. Some say that it is not the beef at all we should worry about, it is the salt that would do more harm to us before the beef or "beef". The lawsuit cites U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for labeling ground beef. The only problem is that they don't apply to restaurants, they apply to meat processors, the companies Taco Bell buys its meat from. So far the Alabama law firm that filed the suit has yet to release information on who tested the meat or any other specific information. I have eaten Taco Bell my entire life, true story, and 3 days in a row since hearing about he meat. I am sure that their is more than 35% beef in the meat, it taste more like beef than the burgers you can get at a drive-thru. I am sticking with Taco Bel until the end. Taco Bell is getting another Digit Up from me.

...Taco Bell

I love Taco Bell with a passion. It is, for some reason, my favorite place to eat. From womb til now I have always loved eating Taco Bell. Even when they suggested that we not eat there for safety reasons such as a recall or tainted products, I decided to eat there anyway. Well now Taco Bell is getting sued by Montgomery law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles claiming that Taco Bell meat mixture contains binders and fillers. They said they they had the meat tested and it contained no more than 36% actual beef, less than the minimum required by the FDA to be considered actual ground beef. They want Taco Bell to change their advertising to reflect this, meaning no more commercials referring to their "seasoned beef''. In response to this suit Taco Bell President Greg Creed said this, "At Taco Bell, we buy our beef from the same trusted brands you find in the supermarket. We start with 100 percent USDA-inspected beef. Then we simmer it in our proprietary blend of seasonings and spices to give our seasoned beef its signature Taco Bell taste and texture." According to Taco Bell's website their beef seasonings include: salt, chili pepper, onion powder, tomato powder, oats, soy lectithin, sugar, soybean oil, garlic powder, yeast extract, citric acid and cocoa powder. An interesting but not unusual combination, you should see what is in your chicken. I am not surprised by this at all. There have been rumors about the meat at Taco Bell for years. From horse and donkey meat, to Grade D dog food meat, I have heard it all. I still do not think that even this new claim with stop people from eating there. However I would like for something to change. This lawsuit is not for money, it is for clarity, principal. Either Taco Bell will change their ads or the suit will fail, either way we, the consumer, will win. I am going to givee Taco Bell a Digit Down. Not for "lying" to us, but for not being totally honest with us. McDonald's announced they will be raising their prices this year so if Taco Bell has to raise its prices in order to give us better or more beef, we will accept that.

...Skins

So MTV has a new show, that I am not watching, called "Skins". It is based on a British show of the same name. Basically it is about high school teens acting badly. Drugs, sex, rock and roll, parties, sex, etc. Advertisers have been pulling ads left and right; Wrigley, Taco Bell, General Motors and maybe more to come. The Parents Television Council hates this show with a passion calling it "the most dangerous show for children that we have ever seen..." They also think the show is boarder line child pornography, since some of the actors are under 18. Even some within MTV are bickering over the show and think that maybe the show should have never made it to air. Anyway the show is here and it received 3.3 million viewers for its 1st episode, major numbers for cable television. I remember when Jersey Shore aired. MTV lost sponsors and people wanted the show cancelled. now we are on season 3 and the stars of the show have become a part of pop culture, household names, and millionaires. So all of the backlash over this show is just going to help it get more viewers. I am giving MTV and Skins a Digit Up. I am sure this show will become something very popular.