lord_casek 1,125 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShortFuse 212 Posted January 7, 2010 Guess its good I dont drink soda. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
belmonts 221 Posted January 7, 2010 I'ts doo-doo baby! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crocodile Tears 888 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Realism 836 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdot 100 Posted January 7, 2010 Excuse me Mr. fast food worker, but there seems to be corn in my chocolate shake... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john_gacy 426 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
injury 778 Posted January 7, 2010 Adds protein. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_casek 1,125 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampFightOner 710 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishsticks 65 Posted January 7, 2010 Great, i see this thread after i just finished my large dr. pepper from McDonalds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_casek 1,125 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john_gacy 426 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fat ralphy 1,201 Posted January 7, 2010 fuck it....shit like this never scars me anymore. germs are everywhere anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElectricitySucks 24 Posted January 7, 2010 Excessive amounts of anything could hurt you. Welcome to today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
watson 1,024 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spring Break '92 91 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampFightOner 710 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vulcan 139 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SystemFailure 548 Posted January 7, 2010 Skim milk always Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acer910 126 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampFightOner 710 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
john_gacy 426 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampFightOner 710 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gasfacevictm 707 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites