Fecal bacteria found in ice at Starbucks, 2 other chains in UK investigation according to : CNBC

At Starbucks and Caffe Nero, three out of the 10 samples of ice collected were found to contain the fecal bacteria. The BBC's consumer-affairs Watchdog program found that ice from three of the U.K.'s biggest coffee chains — Starbucks, Costa Coffee and Caffe Nero — had been contaminated with bacteria found in feces. The BBC reported that both Caffe Nero and Starbucks will be conducting investigations. "We were disappointed with the findings, especially as these stores are all rated Very Good with the top Hygiene Rating of 5," Costa told CNBC in a written statement. You may want to think twice before you take a sip of your favorite iced coffee beverage this summer, especially if you're in the U.K.




SAMPLES of ice taken from a number of Island coffee shops to check for any signs of bacteria have come back negative the director of Environmental Health has said. Stewart Petrie, director of Environmental Health, said that the results of the Jersey samples have come back showing no signs of bacteria. 'We've spoken to the laboratory at the States Analyst and all the samples have come back negative for Costa Coffee and the other coffee shops that we took ice samples from,' he said. It's multimedia package which delivers the paper to your door, your mobile and your tablet or PC daily The investigation was launched earlier this week after it was found that ice served in some UK Costa, Starbucks and Caffe Nero branches contained varying levels of faecal bacteria.

Faecal bacteria found in ice from Costa, Caffè Nero and Starbucks

While some samples showed high levels of total bacteria but not faecal bacteria, some showed high levels of both. The analysis, said Gomez Escalada, looked at both the total bacteria count, and the faecal bacteria count. Ice from three major coffee chains in the UK has been found to contain faecal bacteria. However, ice from a handful of coffee shops tested at the same time, including Costa and Caffè Nero, was not found to be cause for concern. An undercover investigation revealed that iced water obtained from high street outlets Caffè Nero, Starbucks and Costa Coffee all contained faecal coliform bacteria, with a positive test found for seven out of 10 samples from Costa and three out of 10 samples from the other two chains.


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