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Anyone for some Taco Bell

MacNut

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Taco Bell ordered scallions removed from its 5,800 U.S. restaurants Wednesday after tests suggested they may be responsible for the E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least three dozen people in three states.

The fast-food chain said preliminary testing by an independent lab found three samples of green onions appeared to have a dangerous strain of the bacterium.

"In an abundance of caution, we've decided to pull all green onions from our restaurants until we know conclusively whether they are the cause of the E. coli outbreak," said Greg Creed, president of Irvine, Calif.-based Taco Bell.

The company would not immediately identify the supplier of the scallions, so it was unclear whether contaminated green onions reached other restaurants or supermarkets.
 
Taco Bell is no better than McDonald's in my opinion - it's all fast food crap. Garbage for your body. This news does not surprise me in the least. :cool:
 
What, no one's ever gotten sick in a fancy restaurant before?

The fact is that you could get E. coli in any restaurant. This particular case is just more high-profile because it involves a large number of chain restaurants that all get their produce from a common source.
 
~Shard~ said:
Taco Bell is no better than McDonald's in my opinion - it's all fast food crap. Garbage for your body. This news does not surprise me in the least. :cool:
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So what's more dangerous bagged spinach or Taco Bell.:p
 
It may not be fair to blame Taco Bell for this event until we know the exact cause. It was probably the fault of Taco Bell's green onion supplier.

This isn't the first time I've heard of vegetables infected with e. coli.
Spinach anyone?
 
clayj said:
What, no one's ever gotten sick in a fancy restaurant before?

The fact is that you could get e. coli in any restaurant. This particular case is just more high-profile because it involves a large number of chain restaurants that all get their produce from a common source.
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Not in my kitchen, no you won't.
an addiction to TB (Taco Bell)... but it's not even considered food.
 
I don't think Taco Bell had a very large vegan market to begin with. They don't have a large selection of vegetables anyway. I think it's pretty much onions and lettuce.
 
Holy crap, it took me so long to write out a response to this that I am not only not the first poster anymore, but I'm the seventh. I think. I'm guessing here. Ugh... I need to sober up. And to think, I'm about to go to Taco Bell for some bean burrito (minus the cheese!).
 
clayj said:
What, no one's ever gotten sick in a fancy restaurant before?

The fact is that you could get E. coli in any restaurant. This particular case is just more high-profile because it involves a large number of chain restaurants that all get their produce from a common source.
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MacNut said:
So what's more dangerous bagged spinach or Taco Bell.:p
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I realize food poisoning can happen anywhere. As I said, I just find it unsurprising that it would happen at a fast food place, that's all. Almost ironic in a way that a harmful bacteria would be found at a place which serves food which isn't good for your body in the first place. :cool:

But yes, I understand where you're coming from and agree. :)
 
MacNut said:
That doesn't mean anything.
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Oui, oui. It means that I survived life and didn't go into a casket due to spanich. Honestly, we eat so much processed foods in today's world, I'm headed to an Indian restaurant tomorrow. That's way superior to the cleanest TB in the world.

Researching the fast food industry is much easier. The new Linklater movie is pretty visceral for sure!
 
How many of you have gone into a fast food restaurant and have seen one of the employees pushing a filthy mop bucket with a filthy mop around? It makes me wonder why with all the millions of dollars they wake in every day, why they couldn't at least buy a new mop and mop bucket once in awhile. :cool:
 
MACDRIVE said:
How many of you have gone into a fast food restaurant and have seen one of the employees pushing a filthy mop bucket with a filthy mop around? It makes me wonder why with all the millions of dollars they wake in every day, why that couldn't at least buy a new mop and mop bucket once in awhile. :cool:
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But that would cut into their bottom line, and we can't have that now can we? :rolleyes:
 
MACDRIVE said:
How many of you have gone into a fast food restaurant and have seen one of the employees pushing a filthy mop bucket with a filthy mop around? It makes me wonder why with all the millions of dollars they wake in every day, why that couldn't at least buy a new mop and mop bucket once in awhile. :cool:
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It's a stickup. Gimme yer meat!
 
Not surprising, I've been to Mexico several times, and I've eaten at the little taco stands out on the street and I've been fine. But, I've never been sicker than after a burrito from Taco Bell.
 
It's funny, I've only gotten sick from sit-down-and-eat resturaunts. Taco Bell is one of my favorite fast-food places (Next to Whataburger, of course) But they're the same as any other fast food resturaunt. They use highly processed foods, fry em, and sell 'em for cheap. They buy food in bulk, so eventlually, somethings gonna happen.

clayj and EricNau hit the nail on the head. You can get sick from any resturaunt. And just because they aren't fast food, doesn't mean you'll always get the best quality.
 
~Shard~ said:
Taco Bell is no better than McDonald's in my opinion - it's all fast food crap. Garbage for your body. This news does not surprise me in the least. :cool:
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At the very least, Taco Bell tastes better than McDonalds IMHO.
 
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