Business Standard : reported that Opting for a Starbucks or Costa iced coffee? Watch out for faecal bacteria

The results of the ice samples from the coffee shops, however, showed hundreds of coliforms per millilitre. For the investigation, the Watchdog team took swabs and ice samples from ten coffee shops in each of the three chains – so, 30 coffee shops in total – before passing them on to us in the university laboratory to process. Ice from three chains in the has been found to contain faecal following an investigation by BBC One's Watchdog programme. We found these two types (total viable count and faecal coliforms) in all of the 30 sites that we tested. While can't grow in ice, freezing water doesn't actually kill the bacteria, it just stops them dividing.

Faecal bacteria 'in ice in Costa, Starbucks and Caffe Nero'

At both Starbucks and Caffe Nero, three out of 10 samples tested contained the bacteria known as faecal coliforms. Samples of iced drinks from Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Caffe Nero contained varying levels of the bacteria, the BBC's Watchdog found. Similarly, a Caffe Nero spokesman said "a thorough investigation" was under way, and that the chain would take "appropriate action". Seven out of 10 samples of Costa ice were found to be contaminated with bacteria found in faeces. Costa said it had updated its ice-handling guidelines and was in the process of introducing new ice equipment storage.

Fecal bacteria found in some Starbucks iced drinks

Journalists found that some coffee shops in the UK may have issuesA new investigation raised questions about hygiene standards in coffee shops in the UK, one of which included Starbucks. BBC's Watchdog team found three out of 10 samples involving Starbucks contained coliform bacteria from feces, the BBC reported. Starbucks said employees have received updated training on the company's high standards of hygiene, including ice handling. Starbucks said in a statement to BBC that the company takes hygiene and cleanliness extremely seriously and moved quickly to review claims about the stores in question. AdvertisementThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fecal coliforms are usually harmless and a normal part of the environment but do indicate that water might be contaminated by soil or feces.


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