Ipswich Star : reported that Faecal bacteria found in ice at Costa, Starbucks and Caffe Nero, BBC’s Watchdog finds

Faecal bacteria found in ice at Costa, Starbucks and Caffe Nero, BBC's Watchdog findsFaecal bacteria has been found in ice at three coffee chains. Samples from drinks at Costa, Starbucks, and Caffe Nero were reportedly found to be contaminated in lab tests carried out by BBC One's Watchdog. Faecal coliforms, which contain disease-causing pathogens, were present on seven out 10 ice samples in Costa, and three in 10 in both Caffe Nero and Starbucks, the BBC said. A Starbucks spokesman said it takes hygiene "extremely seriously" and "nothing is more important" than customer safety. Picture: THINKSTOCK ArchantConcerning levels of faecal bacteria were discovered in ice at three major high street coffee chains, according to an investigation.

Fecal bacteria found in Starbucks drinks

MIAMI - Before you head to Starbucks, you should know a recent investigation found fecal Bacteria in some of the company's products. Business Insider reports a BBC investigation that aired Wednesday found varying levels of fecal bacteria in the iced drinks at locations in the UK. The head of policy at The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health in London says the level of bacteria at Starbucks was "concerning." Bacteria was also found in the drinks of two other UK chains. The investigation found three out of 10 samples contained bacteria found in feces.

Faecal bacteria found in beverages from Britain's three major coffee chains - Xinhua

Source: Xinhua| 2017-06-30 16:43:22|Editor: Zhou XinVideo Player CloseLONDON, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Faecal coliform bacteria was found in samples of iced drinks from Britain's three major coffee chains, according to a recent BBC investigation. The investigation, carried out by the BBC's Watchdog programme, revealed that iced water obtained from Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Caffe Nero, contained varying levels of the bacteria. Seven out of 10 samples of Costa Coffee ice were found to be contaminated with the bacteria and three out of 10 samples from the other two chains, according to the programme aired on Wednesday. Starbucks and Caffe Nero reportedly told the BBC they were conducting their own investigation into the claims, and Costa Coffee said it had updated its ice-handling guidelines and was in the process of introducing new ice equipment storage. "Some of the bacteria we identified were actually what we call opportunistic pathogens, which are bacteria that to healthy people do not often cause disease, but they cause disease to people [whose] immunity is reduced," said the microbiologist.


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