Taco Bell Removes Potentially Tainted Beef From Restaurants

Taco Bell recalled over 2 million pounds of seasoned beef from restaurants in 21 states due to fears the meat could be contaminated with metal shavings. The potentially tainted product was also removed from the restaurant chain’s distribution centers.

Taco Bell said that as of Monday, Oct. 14, all of the affected beef had been removed and discarded. The recalled beef was shipped to distribution centers in Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia.

The restaurants where the beef was removed from the shelves were located in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, there were three customer complaints about the metal shavings. The department said there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions after people ate these products.

“Nothing is more important than our customers’ safety, and nothing means more to us than their trust,” Julie Masino, Taco Bell’s president for North America, said in a press release. “As soon as we received the first consumer complaint, we immediately acted to remove the product from the affected restaurants and proactively worked with the supplier to inform the USDA of our steps to protect our guests.”

Anyone with questions can call Taco Bell at 1-800-822-6235.