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===Taco Bells Beef Taco's affecting Children=== | ===Taco Bells Beef Taco's affecting Children=== | ||
<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bill |first=Marler |date=2012-02-05 |title=Hey, CDC and FDA, Taco Bell has a Long History of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks |url=https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/hey-cdc-and-fda-taco-bell-has-a-long-history-of-foodborne-illness-outbreaks/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=Marler Clark The food safety Law Firm}}</ref> | In November, 1999, several children were effected with E.coli after consumption of Taco Bells beef taco's, hospitalizing 4 children. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bill |first=Marler |date=2012-02-05 |title=Hey, CDC and FDA, Taco Bell has a Long History of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks |url=https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/hey-cdc-and-fda-taco-bell-has-a-long-history-of-foodborne-illness-outbreaks/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=Marler Clark The food safety Law Firm}}</ref> | ||
===Taco Bell Green Onions Outbreak=== | ===Taco Bell Green Onions Outbreak=== | ||
In 2006, 71 customers in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware became infected with E. Coli, resulting in most customers being hospitalized or having kidney failures. Taco Bell conducted an investigation on it's green onions, finding after 3 samples all turned positive for bacteria. Taco Bell responded by pulling out green onions from their menu's from all locations and shut down several restaurant to sanitize. A week later, Taco bell discovered that the true cause was with their lettuce, resulting in a change of supplier for lettuce. This incident costed Taco Bell $20 Million. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dulion |first=Christine |date=2025-01-24 |title=The Biggest Recalls In Taco Bell's History |url=https://www.mashed.com/1765733/taco-bell-biggest-recalls/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228024649/https://www.mashed.com/1765733/taco-bell-biggest-recalls/ |archive-date=2026-02-28 |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Mashed}}</ref> | In 2006, 71 customers in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware became infected with E. Coli, resulting in most customers being hospitalized or having kidney failures. Taco Bell conducted an investigation on it's green onions, finding after 3 samples all turned positive for bacteria. Taco Bell responded by pulling out green onions from their menu's from all locations and shut down several restaurant to sanitize. A week later, Taco bell discovered that the true cause was with their lettuce, resulting in a change of supplier for lettuce. This incident costed Taco Bell $20 Million, and was described as the source of the incident. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dulion |first=Christine |date=2025-01-24 |title=The Biggest Recalls In Taco Bell's History |url=https://www.mashed.com/1765733/taco-bell-biggest-recalls/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228024649/https://www.mashed.com/1765733/taco-bell-biggest-recalls/ |archive-date=2026-02-28 |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Mashed}}</ref> | ||
===2010 Salmonella Outbreak=== | ===2010 Salmonella Outbreak<!-- will be creating an incident, very long and detailed -->=== | ||
<ref name=":1" /> | Customers reported of salmonella tied to Taco bell in April leading up to August affecting 155 customers, hospitalizing 11. <ref name=":1" /> This resulted in an investigation from several departments of the United States government, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-08-06 |title=Salmonella outbreak may have ties to Taco Bell |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/06/taco.bell.salmonella/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=CNN}}</ref>, however the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on August 4 that no indicators of the cause were found.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schreck |first=Suzanne |date=2010-08-05 |title=Taco Bell Source of Salmonella |url=https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/taco-bell-source-of-salmonella/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=Food Safety News}}</ref> | ||
As a result of this incident, several customers filed lawsuits against parent company Yum! Brands. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-28 |title=Taco Bell Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits |url=https://marlerclark.com/news_events/taco-bell-salmonella-outbreak-litigation-nationwide-2010 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=Marler Clark}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Curran |first=Laurel |date=2010-08-17 |title=Second Salmonella Lawsuit Filed Against Taco Bell |url=https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/second-lawsuit-filed-in-taco-bell-salmonella-outbreak/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=Food Safety News}}</ref> | |||
===2011 Salmonella Outbreak=== | ===2011 Salmonella Outbreak=== | ||
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===Canada Lettuce Recall=== | ===Canada Lettuce Recall=== | ||
Stated in Late December 2012 till January 2013, Taco Bell lettuce was infected with E.Coli, affecting 30 customers in Canada. In response, Taco Bell issued an recall of all it's lettuce, conducting an investigation that determined the infected lettuce came originally from California, was distributed by FreshPoint.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
===Taco Bell Served Metal to Customers=== | |||
In 2019. three customer found metal shavings in their food. The customers notified Taco Bell, which in response, notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture, resulting in a recall and disposal of 2.3 million pounds of beef on October 11. <ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tario |first=Michael |date=2019-10-19 |title=Taco Bell Recalls Seasoned Beef After Customer Finds Metal Shaving in Food |url=https://www.tariolaw.com/taco-bell-recalls-seasoned-beef-after-customer-finds-metal-shaving-in-food/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=Tario Law}}</ref> No customers were affected. | |||
===Taco Bell | Taco bell North American president Julie Masino, responded to the situation;<blockquote>Nothing is more important than our customers’ safety, and nothing means more to us than their trust. 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. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Bartiromo |first=Michael |date=2019-10-15 |title=Taco Bell recalled 2.3M pounds of seasoned beef due to 'metal shaving' found in meat, restaurant confirms |url=https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/taco-bell-seasoned-beef-recall/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=Fox News}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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===Gift Card Violations Fine=== | ===Gift Card Violations Fine=== | ||
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California Department of Consumer Affairs i'''s'''sued Taco Bell a fine of $85,000 in 2019 over violating the California Civil Code section 1749.5 by refusing to redeem gift cards with values less than $10. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Holdridge |first=Mary |date=2026-02-28 |title=Taco Bell to pay $85,000 for gift card violations |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2023/06/16/taco-bell-fined-gift-card-violations/70331670007/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=USA TODAY MONEY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=District Attorney Announces $85,500 Settlement with Taco Bell Over Gift Card Violations |url=https://da.sonomacounty.ca.gov/district-attorney-ann |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=SONOMA COUNTY District Attorney}}</ref> | |||
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