Whatever it is, it's not beef, according to Montgomery, Ala.-based law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles. The firm, representing a California woman in its class-action suit against
Taco Bell, claims that the QSR chain advertises the filling in its menu items as "ground" or "seasoned" beef. The firm says that what's really rolled up in those burritos is only about 35% beef. The
rest, argues the firm, is binders, extenders, preservatives, and additives.
The United States Department of Agriculture website calls "ground beef" chopped fresh or frozen beef --
with or without seasoning -- that should not contain more than 30% fat and should not contain water, phosphates, binders or extenders.
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