Thread: TACO BELL HELL

I passed two Taco Bell's today and ther was no one in line.

Reno

Originally Posted by Skip

BOYCOTT THE BELL

http://www.ciw-online.org/tz_site-revis ... /home.html

FORGET THAT!
Already stopped eating at these places a few years ago.
Sometimes we will have subs, but thus far at this subway...NO ILLEGALS.

Originally Posted by JAK

Originally Posted by Skip

BOYCOTT THE BELL

http://www.ciw-online.org/tz_site-revis ... /home.html

WOW!! Nice to see this!
Already stopped eating at these places a few years ago.
Sometimes we will have subs, but thus far at this subway...NO ILLEGALS.

Before everyone gets too exicited about "BOYCOTT THE THE BELL" remember that is a site put up by the Unions to protest the poor working conditions for the ILLEGAL ALIEN TOMATOE PICKERS. :P

Maybe it was the secret sauce

TACO BELL REMOVES GREEN ONIONS

By ANGELA DELLI SANTI, Associated Press Writer
6 minutes ago



SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. - 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.

Tainted green onions from Mexico were blamed for a 2003 outbreak of hepatitis A in western Pennsylvania that was also traced to a Mexican restaurant. Four people died and more than 600 people were sickened after eating the green onions at a Chi-Chi's.

California is the nation's largest supplier of green onions. But by December, as winter sets in, the vegetable is often imported from Mexico.

At least 42 confirmed cases of E. coli sickness linked to Taco Bell have been reported in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Two Taco Bell restaurants on New York's Long Island were closed Wednesday for cleaning. The chain, a subsidiary of Yum Brands Inc., had reopened other restaurants there linked to the outbreak. A Taco Bell in New Jersey remained closed for cleanup. Two other Taco Bells in New Jersey that were implicated never closed.

In Trenton, Nidhi Trikha stopped by an unaffected Taco Bell for a quick lunch Wednesday that included a chicken quesadilla and a bean chalupa — but no green onions. After hearing about the outbreak, she said she was sorry she ate.

"I know fast food is always unhealthy, but it's quick and cheap," she said. "God, I hope I'm OK."

McLane Co., which distributes food to the region's Taco Bells, said federal investigators planned to test green onions, regular onions, cilantro, tomatoes and lettuce from its southern New Jersey warehouse.

Authorities also planned to look at a nearby facility of a produce processor, Ready Pac Produce, which handles lettuce, tomatoes, onions and other ingredients for Taco Bell. A Ready Pac spokesman did not immediately return calls.

At least five people in the three states remained hospitalized, including an 11-year-old boy in stable condition with kidney damage. New Jersey's health commissioner has said the most recent case of E. coli was reported Nov. 29, so the danger of infection appears to have passed.

E. coli is found in the feces of humans and livestock. Most E. coli infections are associated with undercooked meat. The bacteria also can be found on sprouts or leafy vegetables such as spinach. The germs can be spread by people if they do not thoroughly wash their hands after using the bathroom.

E. coli, or Escherichia coli, is a common and ordinarily harmless bacteria, but certain strains can cause abdominal cramps, fever, bloody diarrhea, kidney failure, blindness, paralysis and death.

Earlier this year, three people died and more than 200 fell ill in an E. coli outbreak that was traced to packaged, fresh spinach grown in California.

RBC Capital Markets analyst Larry Miller said the outbreak could affect Taco Bell sales in the short term. "It will take time for consumers to get confidence back, but it will come back," he said.

Taco Bell established a telephone number, 1-800-TACO BELL, for those with concerns about the outbreak.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061206/ap_ ... i_outbreak

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Associated Press writers Garance Burke and Olivia Munoz in Fresno, Calif., contributed to this report.

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On the Net:

National Institutes of Health: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ecoliinfections.html

Discuss You can imagine the comments being left on this Public Messsage Board

Well. I looked, and let's just say that these people would be booted off of our site ASAP! Pretty nasty comments.

I can side with the feelings of people, but saying it like they are is not going to help promote the protection of our borders, it simply gives the OBL the exact thing they want, to point out to those comments and say "see, racist".

You never ‘hear’ the major TV networks address or experts talk about this aspect of the contamination of our foods.

The reason for this is because they already have people conviced that the farmers are short of workers.

Putin Denies Being 'Anywhere Near' Taco Bell

Calls Linking Him to E-Coli Outbreak 'Pure Fantasy'

By: Andy Borowitz
Published: Dec 7, 2006 at 06:57


Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out today at accusers who have pointed the finger at him in recent days for the outbreak of e-coli infections at several Taco Bell restaurants in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

President Putin, already on the defensive over accusations that he poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive sushi, held a press conference at the Kremlin today to offer his categorical denial of any involvement in the Taco Bell poisonings.

"I have not been anywhere near Taco Bell," a visibly angry Mr. Putin told reporters. "Anyone who says I have done so is trading in pure fantasy."

But despite Mr. Putin's vehement statements to the contrary, several restaurant managers of the Taco Bell chain said that they saw a balding man resembling the Russian President skulking around their restaurants in recent days.

"I saw this sneaky-looking guy in a trench coat carrying a test tube of something funky and I was like, that is totally that evil Russian dude," said Tracy Lamant, a manager of one of the New Jersey Taco Bells that was hit by the e-coli outbreak.

But according to Davis Logsdon, who heads up the University of Minnesota's Institute of International Espionage, it is "highly unlikely" that Mr. Putin would start the spread of e-coli at Taco Bell restaurants in order to murder former Russian spies.

"First of all, there's no evidence that Russian spies eat American fast food," Dr. Logsdon. "Secondly, if they do, they'll die pretty soon anyway."

Elsewhere, the Iraq Study Group published its report on the current state of Iraq, entitled "A Million Little Pieces."

Andy Borowitz writes a daily humor column at www.borowitzreport.com and is the author of a new book, The Republican Playbook.

http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/a ... 7038.shtml

Oh that is funny!!!!

And the LAWSUITS have begun.......this is going to be great entertainment, lol. Finally, an ILLEGAL Alien enabler is going to be the defendent.

Yup, the Tacos have hit the fan

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