You probably eat more sand then you realize. It was the filler in Taco Bell meat before they got called out for not having enough beef to call it beef.
So they sourced cheaper beef, of course, and the taste went to shit.
Also, I appreciate the label, even though it is a misnomer. I prefer not eating glyphosate.
Source?
The source is mass (internet) hysteria from 5 or 6 years ago. The above poster's claim is false and just silly given the slightest amount of scrutiny.
Okay, I may have been wrong about TB. They did change their meat formulation about ten years ago (I remember the texture changed drastically, possibly as a PR move by TB when Alabama sued them in 2011).
Silica is a common food additive regardless. You can verify this yourself easily on Wikipedia.
While silcon dioxide is used as a food additive, and is found naturally in a lot of food, it's regarded as safe and even has been shown to have health benefits.
That's wildly different then the claim that Taco Bell was sued, and had to change formula, because they had so much "sand in their meat."
I didn't say it was unsafe. Just that we do eat sand.
And yes, I was wrong about TB. Their meat did change drastically in 2012 and I repeated a rumor as to why.
My point was just that the poster I was replying to does eat sand and that the organic label, while a misnomer, is far from meaningless.
No, but saying "TB was putting sand in their meat" is wildly misleading, when talking about silica as food additive.
Wikipedia silica and you'll see it's a common food additive.
Here's a paper on glyphosate in food. I read this yesterday to be sure I wasn't talking out of my ass. It's a bit dense but if you pick it apart basically cereal grains are the worst offenders.
You probably eat more sand then you realize. It was the filler in Taco Bell meat before they got called out for not having enough beef to call it beef.
So they sourced cheaper beef, of course, and the taste went to shit.
Also, I appreciate the label, even though it is a misnomer. I prefer not eating glyphosate.
Source?
The source is mass (internet) hysteria from 5 or 6 years ago. The above poster's claim is false and just silly given the slightest amount of scrutiny.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/taco-bell-grade-d-meat/
https://www.mashed.com/110654/truth-taco-bells-seasoned-beef/
Okay, I may have been wrong about TB. They did change their meat formulation about ten years ago (I remember the texture changed drastically, possibly as a PR move by TB when Alabama sued them in 2011).
Silica is a common food additive regardless. You can verify this yourself easily on Wikipedia.
While silcon dioxide is used as a food additive, and is found naturally in a lot of food, it's regarded as safe and even has been shown to have health benefits.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_dioxide
That's wildly different then the claim that Taco Bell was sued, and had to change formula, because they had so much "sand in their meat."
I didn't say it was unsafe. Just that we do eat sand.
And yes, I was wrong about TB. Their meat did change drastically in 2012 and I repeated a rumor as to why.
My point was just that the poster I was replying to does eat sand and that the organic label, while a misnomer, is far from meaningless.
No, but saying "TB was putting sand in their meat" is wildly misleading, when talking about silica as food additive.
Wikipedia silica and you'll see it's a common food additive.
Here's a paper on glyphosate in food. I read this yesterday to be sure I wasn't talking out of my ass. It's a bit dense but if you pick it apart basically cereal grains are the worst offenders.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8622992/