Taco Bell Recalls 2.3 Million Pounds of Seasoned Beef Amid Metal Contamination Fears

USDA says risk to human health 'high' as 3 Taco Bell customers find metal shavings in meals

A Taco Bell restaurant in Lantana, Fla. Taco Bell has recalled over 2 million pounds of seasoned beef due to fears over metal contamination on Oct. 14. AP Photo/Alan Diaz, file

According to a USDA press release on Oct. 14, Taco Bell is recalling some 2.3 million pounds of seasoned beef used in the company’s tacos and burritos.

A statement from Taco Bell said that restaurants “in the eastern Midwest, northern Southeast and Northeast regions” of the United States have experienced shortages of the key ingredient.