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Do You Know What Grade Of Beef Taco Bell Uses? Do They? Does Anyone?

A reader sent us the contents of a Better Business Bureau complaint filed against Taco Bell. It describes how a customer tried repeatedly to find out what grade beef Taco Bell uses in its food, and how nobody at the company was able or willing to provide an answer. Not surprisingly, the BBB complaint also went unanswered. Let's just hope they're not sourcing their beef from forklift cattle, which is like downer cattle but has odd prong-shaped bruises on the side. More »

5:28 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Chris Walters
16,099 views, 165 comments

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Jamba Juice "Milk In The Non-Dairy" Mystery Solved

Now we know the real reason for the "Jamba Juice actually has milk in the non-dairy mix!" balderdash back in early April: bad typesetting. More »

4:07 PM on Fri Jun 1 2007
By Ben Popken
3,118 views, 19 comments

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Cool Whip Is Lube

Wired took a peek under Cool Whip's sheets, and the results are not appetizing. Mandatory food labels ostensibly exist to empower consumers; when companies label ingredients with their scientific names, rather than their common names, consumers can wind up eating lube, or as it's called in Cool Whip, Polysorbate 60. From Wired:

Polysorbate 60
Polysorbates are made by polymerizing ethylene oxide (a precursor to antifreeze) with a sugar alcohol derivative. The result can be a detergent, an emulsifier, or, in the case of polysorbate 60, a major ingredient in some sexual lubricants.

Shame we never got to hear Charlton Heston exclaim: "Cool Whip is Lube!" — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER More »

3:00 PM on Sun Apr 29 2007
By Carey
21,248 views, 42 comments

Latest by n/a: I feel compelled to point out that water is composed of 2 parts hydrogen, (a highly explosive component resposible for the Hindenberg disaster), and 1 part oxygen, (a substance who's presence in its purest form makes even poorly flamible substances more »

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Jamba Juice Says It Doesn't Sell Milk-Filled "Non-Dairy Blend"

In response to our post, Jamba Juice PR today tells The Consumerist they don't sell a "non-dairy blend," and their non-dairy options don't contain milk. More »

2:09 AM on Wed Apr 4 2007
By Ben Popken
4,467 views, 16 comments