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Taco Bell firing its taco-shell-licking employee

Taco Bell firing came because the worker violated food-handling procedures, even though the photo was made for a contest and the tacos were thrown out. The photographer of the Taco Bell worker licking a stack of taco shells has already left the company.

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A Taco Bell restaurant is shown in Richmond, Va. The Taco Bell firing was the result of a photograph of a California employee licking a stack of taco shells.
  • By Associated Press

| IRVINE, Calif.

Taco聽Bell聽is firing a California employee who was photographed licking a stack of聽taco shells.

The shot was made in March at a聽Taco聽Bell聽in Ridgecrest, 100 miles north of Los Angeles.

Taco聽Bell聽Products Inc. says the shells were provided for workers to practice making its new Cool Ranch聽tacos聽and were thrown out without being sold.

The Irvine-based company says the photograph was taken for a contest showing employees enjoying their first bite of the product. It wasn't submitted, but a worker posted it to a Facebook page 鈥� which violates company policy.

Taco聽Bell聽says the worker also violated food handling procedures.

The company says the licker has been suspended and will be fired, while the photographer no longer works at the restaurant.

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