I don’t know about your Toxic Hell, but in the Chicago area, I’ve noticed that the tacos shells are not as yellow as they used to be, their a lot more whiter now. And they are more flimsy and taste less saltier. Was this because of the recall Kraft had of taco bell brand shells? Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?
There was a sign at my Taco Bell that because of a grain shortage, they are using white grain to make the shells.
Personally, I think they suck, so I have just been getting the Nacho Bell Grande, which comes with yellow corn chips.
All other Taco Bell questions should be directed this way. 
Maybe they got busted by the Health Dept for being so Godawful revolting (I can dream, can’t I?)
Does Nacho4Sara have anything to do with Nachos or Taco Bell?
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Oh No! The genetically modified corn is mutating! Head for the hills!
I also heard on CNN that it was “discovered that the shells contained traces of former president Jimmy Carter.”* Maybe that’s what you’re tasting.
-vd
*True! It was several weeks ago. And they seemed to be playing audio that didn’t matched the footage. The audio jumped in mid stream near-seamlessly with the same reporter’s voice.
I think they just found out a lot of people prefer the lighter color. The Tostitos I get seem a lot paler too.
The mutated corn answer was close.
Yellow mutated corn was mixed into natural yellow corn accidentally. The resulting corn products contained traces of the mutant strain, which has not been cleared for human consumption. (It is supposed to be animal feed) Taco Bell was hit hard. There is no problem with white corn, as I don’t think they have a mutant strain of that …yet.
Close again, its not a mutated corn its a Geneticly Modified Organism a.k.a. GMO. More specificly its Starlink corn. StarLink was modifed to produce a natural occuring chemical to make the corn lethal to the corn borer (a nasty little bug). Is related to Bt corn but uses a different method of control. The problem is that it never made it past FDA approval for human consumption before it was marketed. What appears to be the concern is that there is a slight chance of an allergic reaction when consumed by humans. In theory to plant it a farmer had to agree to keep it seperate and use it for animal feed only. The problem is that theories and the real world rarely get along. I have not heard of any health problems, its been more of a public relations nightmare. For the upcoming spring planting season all Starlink corn has been pulled from the market.
An addendum to Slartibartfastt’s post. I heard on NPR a couple of weeks ago that “Starlink” corn isn’t staying where some farmers told it to stay. It’s pollen seems to be catching rides on the wind (without authorization!) and getting into other corn crops. Also, it seems that there is some Starlink residue in some grain silos, which “contaminates” the rest of the corn there.
Back OT: Wouldn’t it be weird it Taco Hell actually used tortillas to make tacos?
Yeah, like that will ever happen.
I can’t eat Taco Bell. It’s disgusting. Farmer, if you live in the Chicago area, how can you justify eating that pseudo-Mexican crud when you have a wealth of authentic Mexican cuisine surrounding you? Jeez, it’s like ordering Domino’s pizza in Chicago. You just have so many better options.