lord_casek Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 48% of Fast Food Soda Fountains Contain Bacteria that Grew in Feces damn hippies http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/48-percent-fast-food-soda-fountains-contain-bacteria-grew-feces.php Coliform bacteria was detected in 48% of the beverages and 20% had a heterotrophic plate count greater than 500 cfu/ml. [...] More than 11% of the beverages analyzed contained Escherichia coli [E. Coli] and over 17% contained Chryseobacterium meningosepticum. Other opportunistic pathogenic microorganisms isolated from the beverages included species of Klebsiella, Staphylococcus, Stenotrophomonas, Candida, and Serratia. Most of the identified bacteria showed resistance to one or more of the 11 antibiotics tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Guess its good I dont drink soda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I'ts doo-doo baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 i read somewhere grad students did a study like this on soft serve ice cream trucks and had similar results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 No wonder they are so delicious. That's a water issue though, isn't it? Soda fountains mix seltzer water or whatever with syrup. So there's probably those nasty things in all the other water as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdot Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Excuse me Mr. fast food worker, but there seems to be corn in my chocolate shake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Sorry dude, old news here. Sorry you're just catching it now, but better late than never. I avoid the fountain drinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Adds protein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 Sorry dude, old news here. Sorry you're just catching it now, but better late than never. I avoid the fountain drinks. I knew about the ice, not the soda itself. Thought it was relatively safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I've been told that all kinds of nasty shit grows in the tubes on beer taps, so I kinda assumed the same shit went on with soda fountains. I generally drink bottled beer, and only drink soda once in a great while, so I'm not too concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishsticks Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Great, i see this thread after i just finished my large dr. pepper from McDonalds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 Great, i see this thread after i just finished my large dr. pepper from McDonalds. You have more to worry about than the shit soda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I layed off the soda a while back anyhow because while it's good occasionally, it's really shitty for you. These have been all around NYC for a minute now: And the beer thing is true too, many (most?) places do not clean their lines regularly if at all, so you could be drinking some nasyt shit in your brew too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 fuck it....shit like this never scars me anymore. germs are everywhere anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricitySucks Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Excessive amounts of anything could hurt you. Welcome to today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watson Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 fast food is gross to begin with.. except mcdonalds fries all fast food soda sucks to begin with.. tastes like the worst knock off shit ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Break '92 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Fuck soda. I even made a thread with that title once a long time ago. I drink lots of water and sweet tea every so often, thats it. Honestly I don't drink anything carbonated period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 McDonalds fries suck these days, BK has by far the best. BK burgers are also the shit. On the poultry side of things, McDonalds has the best chicken nuggets, while Wendys has the best chicken sandwiches. I don't really eat fast food too often anymore, but it is still amazing sometimes. I also don't really like soda period, I usually only drink it with pizza or buffalo wings. 99% of the time if I'm not drinking alcohol of some kind I'm drinking water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 mcdonalds fries hella suck now ill cosign that bk has the best fries other than in n out of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Skim milk always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 and to think... we used to carry a orange construction cooler and a long flexible tube and take advantage of the "fill up your own container for .65 cents" at the gas station whenever we needed to re up on soda at the house (they dont let people do this anymore, it only worked about 5 times :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Skim milk always I used to work at a cafe, and one day our milk delivery didn't come with any skim. I called the boss to ask him if he wanted me to go get some at the store, he said "just pour some water into the whole milk, I bet noone notices". Noone did, and after that we never ordered skim milk again haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 !?!? BK fries suck, sorry. Steak fries are the way to go anyhow. I can't think of any fast food off hand that I would consider 'amazing.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hardees is amazing, and they have nice thick cut fries with skin still on em and everything. However, because we don't have that in my region I don't include it in my regular fast food discussions...once a year or so treat for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 fuck it....shit like this never scars me anymore. germs are everywhere anyway. Truth. Not to mention the whole bottled water false consciousness that is on full blast these days. People afraid to drink tap water because it's dirty or whatever bullshit they squawk about. Bottled water is no cleaner. The only reason to buy bottled water is if you are not around a clean tap or in some country with nasty plumbing, like India. What's next, buying clean air because it's so polluted outside? Gimme a fucking break. This shit is no better than when morons buy duct tape, plastic wrap, and milk in bulk during severe storms. Make sure you wash your hands every time a breeze blows, people! If you don't a terrorist might have killed you with anthrax or Islam germs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 You're getting shit through so many other things, so don't worry about it. Our food is filthy. Unless you grow and kill your own food, you've got a pretty high chance there is some kind of something in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Providence has some of the cleanest tap water in the country, so I'll admit I'm spoiled. I'll drink that all day long, but I can't drink the tap water in other states, or even other cities around me. It's not because I'm afraid it's "dirty", it's because it tastes weird to me. I only drink 3 or 4 different kinds of bottled water too, because most of them taste bad to me. Poland Spring FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I can get on board with the way the water tastes thing. Some water tastes metallic in different spots. I only worry about microbes and dirtiness in water when it's probable that it will give me a parasite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampFightOner Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I have friends who insist to me that water all tastes the same...I want to strangle them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I use a Brita filter on my tap water. Who knows if that's any better but it definitely cleans the taste up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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