There’s Always Feces in Something

Marisa Demarco [ Thu Jan 7 2010 12:51 PM ]

No really. Once or twice a year, a super gross food story comes out.

Well, 2010 brings us feces-related bacteria in soda fountains at fast food restaurants. Microbiologists found that 48 percent of sodas from fast food soda-dispensing machines contained coliform bacteria, ”which is typically fecal in origin”.

Read the article. There’s a whole bunch of other bacteria in soda fountains, like E. Coli. No one has yet postulated why soda fountains are so gross, or if making a “suicide” at the 7-11 down the street from my middle school will really turn you insane.

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- rakkasan
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- rio rancho
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ugh, what proof of feces in drink fountain? [ Fri Jan 8 2010 3:22 AM ]

Where is your evidence or proof?
You can't just say that there is feces in the
drink fountain..What source, proof, investigation did
you quote?.......very shakey data...
I am 60 years old, nevery been sick at fountain.
I used to work in a diner and washed my hands
before going to work..
please submit proof or get off the web!
Rakkasan...combat vet..101st airborne div
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unscientific data.............. [ Fri Jan 8 2010 3:25 AM ]

please use references and data to support your
claim...What journal?
AMA?
Jama?
Reader's (ugh) Digest?
Keep it simple and data rich....
rakkasan........
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That's incredibly frustrating [ Fri Jan 8 2010 10:57 AM ]

please submit proof or get off the web!
It says microbiologists from Hollins University published their findings in the International Journal of Food Microbiology. There's also a link to the abstract.
Please understand the concept of links or get off the web.
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I don't think he understands... [ Fri Jan 8 2010 12:13 PM ]

The links are in red. Dee dee dee.
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Oh the technology gap [ Fri Jan 8 2010 1:37 PM ]

Someone should make a movie about it.
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Speaking of [ Fri Jan 8 2010 3:25 PM ]

Here's the latest footage from Burt's on Thursday nights...
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Wow, Freedumb [ Fri Jan 8 2010 3:47 PM ]

That is so fantastic. I didn't know you were such a good dancer!
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Burt's on Thursday nights ... [ Fri Jan 8 2010 4:00 PM ]

What are you saying? Is it all raved out now?