Restaurant ice cubes dirtier than toilet water

In February 2006, high-school student Jasmine Roberts did this same comparison in Florida for a science project.

From this article: http://tinyurl.com/363bux

"I found that 70-percent of the time, the ice from the fast food restaurant's contain more bacteria than the fast food restaurant's toilet water."

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Mmmmmm...iced poo! What could be better?

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This kind of crap(pardon the pun) exists everywhere. Those least likely to get ill are those most healthy. "Tunguska Blast" may be the answer for you. Look at askabouttheblast.com/4416699 It's the good stuff. Best of Health, dav

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'Makes me think of all those soft drinks I get at fast food places.

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I work in a very nice/expensive restaurant and our busboys always reach into the ice and eat a piece one by one (this is after bussing 20 tables and I never see them wash their hands). They also use a scoop that has been placed on the floor to sccop out ice to move from one bin to the other. I mentioned this to management and thank goodness it has been taken care of! However, now I order all of my drinks without ice in them.

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That's fine if you want to drink a Flushin Russian.
My hope is the alcohol will kill the bacteria. Any research on that?

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The truth about restaurant you really don't want to know. So just eat and drink, but try not to learn anything.....Know what I mean? Not just ice , everything else is all wrong.......

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To Web: One reason I don't have a husband.

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actually i have worked in the restaurant bizz for a long time....I have seen it all,and if the ice machine in the back isnt completely cleaned at the very least once a month....completely empty and scrubed it grows mold.I am sure in a place with rats,mice,roachs it would be even worse

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the reason why ice cubes are dirty is that the bucket that is used to carry the ice is first placed on the floor, then it is picked up and off the floor and used to scoop the ice from the ice inside the machine bin. imagine that the bottom of the bucket that was on the floor and now is actually inside the ice bin scraping the sand, soil, hair, and grime onto the ice. the next scoop of ice will scrap the ice along with the grime. the proper way is to keep that bottom of the container from ever contacting the floor. but who am i?

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well if it were that bad wouldnt we all be sick or dead?

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you want to see something really gross look at the nozzles the soda comes out of in the dispenser the next time you are fillin up your cup with those toilet water cubes

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not only is it restaraunts but think about gas stations and whatnot with coke dispensers they dont have health codes really to follow so next time your thinking about that yummy fountain drink look at the cashier (missing teeth, dirty hands, funky hair) and say do i really want this coke that bad

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I work in a bar and got really sick the next day after 2-3 drinks. It def wasn't a hangover. I stopped drinking alcohol completely after that and haven't been sick once. Guess I'm kinda scared to feel that way again. (really sucked) Now I ask for a disposable cup, and the bartender fills my cup, then taps the fizz down with the soda dispenser. Ugg, it drives me nuts!!!! So nasty!!! And now the ice?? Telling her to stop is useless cuz it's a habit for her... Gonna dump it in her purse next time. hehe :)

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the number one source of food borne illness is the lemon we have in our water and/or ice tea. This is side work, cut with dirty knives, on dirty surfaces with dirty hands. Do no drop your lemons in your drink. Squeeze and set to the side.

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