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Food & Drink

Denny's Does Not Deny Serving Horse Meat

by Bethany Jean Clement • Feb 21, 2013 at 2:59 pm

Eater.com asked 11 fast-food chains in the U.S. whether they use horse meat. Ten of them said really, truly, unequivocally, NO.

But number 11?!

Denny's:
Reps said they were unable to provide comment.

Denny's did not deny serving horse meat.

Um, P.R. fail much?!?!?

Bonus: Here's Stephen Colbert on the whole European horse-burger thing ("We happily consume the rest of Noah's Ark"):

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