Posted on 03/01/2013 10:55:17 AM PST by Red Badger
FOOD giants Birds Eye, Taco Bell and caterers Brakes all confirmed today that horsemeat has been found in their beef products.
BIRDS EYE confirmed two products withdrawn as a precaution last week have tested positive: a spaghetti bolognese and beef lasagne all made in Belgium.
US-owned TACO BELL has had to withdraw ground beef from its three Mexican-themed diners in the UK and nine in Spain.
The meat was used in its tacos, burritos, gorditas, chalupas and Nachos.
A spokesman admitted the chain knew LAST WEEK that there was a problem and withdrew the meat.
But it only decided to go public when the Food Standards Agency revealed the positive test today.
The suspect meat came from “Europe”, the spokesman said.
Ten tests on the products returned results of more than one per cent horsemeat, the agency said, and all have been withdrawn from sale.
Taco Bell has two restaurants in Essex and one in Manchester.
BRAKES BROTHERS which supplies schools and workplace eateries also confirmed horse had been found in its spicy minced beef skewers, lasagnes and a line of frozen burgers.
At the same time MCDONALD’S said all products on its fast-food menus were completely FREE from horse.
Taco Bell is owned by YUM BRANDS - which also runs Pizza Hut and KFC.
Its website boasts that the chain uses only “high quality ingredients” and “100 per cent premium beef”.
This is “seasoned with our signature recipe”.
In a statement the chain said: “We were very disappointed to learn that some batches of ground beef supplied to us tested positive for horsemeat.”
The tests are the latest blow for a food industry reeling from the Horsegate scandal - which erupted on January 15.
Nothing inherently unhealthy with horse meat alone, but certain veterinary drugs that are used on horses are not allowed in the human food chain for various reasons...........
What!!!!!!!!!!!! I just ate at the Bell last Saturday. I was wondering why I had this sudden hankering for oats.
No use hitting a dead...aww, never mind.
One of the veterinary drugs is what we now know as ‘Rogaine’, that we use for hair re-growth.
So, if your tongue starts getting hairy...........
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Well, OATS are a heart healthy food!.........lowers your cholesterol!.......
Then RUN FOR THE BORDER!............
What about the ‘NON-native Indians’?...........;^)
As long as it’s not Flicka, Trigger or Mr. Ed, it doesn’t bother me. Man’s been eating horse since the two came into close proximity.
As Sipsey from Fried Green Tomatoes said about the bbq, “The secret’s in the sauce.”
First, I don’t blame Taco Bell.
Second, I don’t eat at Taco Bell. It has one of the worst records of people getting ill after having eaten there, for years.........
....or Black Beauty or Buttermilk or Silver..........
.... Holy cow!!! ..... you mean there is actually meat in the Taco Bell food!?!!?
So what! As the mountain men used to say, “Meat is meat.”
Lewis and Clark found their men did better on dog meat than horse meat.
They didn’t say what part of the horse............
Is this something to worry about? Is it really much different from cows and pigs? Jusk asking because I'm not an expert by any means. At face value it doesn't bother me one whit...
A new movie could be made.
My Friend Flicka, (Tastes Great, Less Filling (Filly?)).
In Taco Bell’s defense, only 22% of it is horsemeat.
My Dad always joked that we made a pact with horses;
look, we won’t eat you, but we’re going to work you death.
If you were a rider or horse owner you’d know how intelligent these animals are. Pets. Friends, actually, In some way better than dogs if you have room to keep them.
Many people consider them symbols of American Freedom.
Inhumane roundups of wild horses are extremely unpopular with horse lovers. For me, it’s like throwing nets over American Eagles and throwing them on the barbie. Unconscionable.
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