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Taco Bell Investigating Taco-Licking Photo

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GETTY B 012511 TacoBell?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1370292291978Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Taco Bell is saying it believes a photo posted to its Facebook page Sunday of an apparent employee licking a stack of taco shells is a prank but it is “conducting a full-scale investigation.”

A photo of a man in uniform in a Taco Bell restaurant is seen licking a stack of about 30 taco shells.

A spokesman for Taco Bell, owned by Yum! Brands, said the company is investigating.

The company, whose sales have skyrocketed in the last year because of its Doritos Locos tacos, issued the following statement to ABC News on Monday: “Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and team members, and we have strict food handling procedures and zero tolerance for any violations. When we learned of the situation we immediately contacted this restaurant’s leadership and although we believe it is a prank and the food was not served to customers, we are conducting a full-scale investigation and will be taking swift action against those involved.”

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