Photo by seems reason to eat at fast food restaurants simply continue to accumulate. We heard all about improper practices included in the
and countless other horrors. But now, let's look at the quality of soda - one of the main products of fast food experience. A recent study found that 48% of full soda at fast food restaurants contain bacteria group Escherichia coli - bacteria that normally grow in the feces. Oh, and 11% contained E. Coli, too. The study was conducted by a group of microbiologists at Hollins University, and the results were just published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology. Fecal bacteria and C ° in Fast Food soda
From koliformnyh bacteria was detected in 48% of drinks and 20% had a heterotrophic plate count over 500 CFU / ml. [... ] Over 11% of beverages analyzed contained E. coli [E. When] and more than 17% are Chryseobacterium meningosepticum. Other pathogenic microorganisms isolated from pathogenic drinks, including types of Klebsiella, Staphylococcus, Stenotrophomonas strattera dosage, Candida, and Serratia. Most of the identified bacteria showed resistance to one or more of the 11 antibiotics tested. That's right - not only to soda fountains contain bacteria that arose in the stern and the number of potentially dangerous E. Coli, but they become resistant to antibiotics as well. Fantastic. The journalist who broke the news of the study indicates, however, the researchers say that there is only one certified by the outbreak in the last ten years. And that was clear intestinal bacteria not only grow in the feces, although it usually does - and most E. coli bacteria are not dangerous. But Lawskawy also notes that there is no doubt
What is true "a lot" gastric discomfort "that are not reported." - How many times can you remember the food in fast food restaurant and inexplicably ill themselves I feel so hot then? Maybe our friend group bacteria Escherichia coli - you know, the one that grows in the stool and you have something like 50% chance of ingestion if drinking soda fountains of fast food - has played a role. Gross. Can fecal bacteria in soda really make you sick? Now that the whole concept seems really disgusting, it is useful to remember that a small number of E. coli bacteria in most of the things we drink - is legally and safely, in some percentage of water in the United States. And there is only one strain of E. Coli (O157: H7), is attributed to outbreaks of soda so rarely - and why no one should fear for their lives when they go to refill Dr. Pepper. However, there are still people get needs of patients to their stomachs from the bad methods of cleaning fast food joints. As scientists conclude in their abstract:
These data suggest that soda fountain machines can nourish permanent communities of potentially pathogenic microorganisms that may contribute to episodic pain in the stomach in the general population and may represent a greater danger to the health of immune persons . These findings have important implications for public health and the signal to follow the rules of hygiene associated with these beverages columns. In other words, they say, fast food restaurants should start cleaning their actions with a drink fountains - so that their own customers no longer ache from soda. More on Poo and Fast Food.
