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The next time you plunge your calories on a cup of soda of your local fast food chain, make sure to hold the ice! The investigators of the issuance of the BBCWatch dog Found traces of fecal bacteria in 10 ice samples in McDonald restaurants, Burger King, KFC and the United Kingdom. Each spouse samples have been tested positive for faecal coliform bacteria found in-shit that has been found in "significant" levels in Burger King and KFC.

"We are shocked and extremely disappointed with these results," a KFC spokesman has admitted in response to new novels. "We have strict procedures for ice management and manipulation, including every day and weekly inspections and ice cream machine cleaning and has a stock, as well as ice quality routine tests in all our activities. »

Burger King also answered, saying, "Cleanliness and hygiene are an absolute priority for the Burger King brand. The strict procedures we have put in place are designed to ensure that all customers have a positive experience every time they visit our restaurants. »

From McDonald tried to highlight the silver lining by citing the teacher of bacteriology and food security, Tom Humphrey: "It's nice to see that Escherichia coli (E. coli), the bacterium that is the most indicator Accurate and reliable faecal contamination, has not been found in all McDonald restaurant ice samples. The low levels of two other indicator bacteria, coliforms and enterococci, were found in ice samples. These can be used as an assessment of water hygiene, but, as they are widely distributed in the natural environment, they are not reliable indicators of potential health risks. »

Although the contaminated samples were present in the restaurants of the United Kingdom, we can only ask if the ice of our local Mickey S, KFC and BK will also contain these bacterial offenders. If it's not a fairly scary reason to skip the steering wheel, know exactlyWhy you should be worried about chemicals in your hamburger.