High levels of faecal coliform bacteria were found on the ice
KFC
said it was 'extremely disappointed' by findings Justin Sullivan/Getty
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KFC
have launched an 'immediate' inquiry after ice from the fast food chain was
found to have bacteria from faeces on it.
The discovery was made at a KFC branch in Martineau Place,
Birmingham by researchers from BBC One’s Rip Off Britain.
Dr
Margarita Gomez Escalada, who examined the results at Leeds Beckett University,
told the programme: "We found high levels of bacteria in the ice.
"The
presence of faecal coliform suggests that there's faecal contamination either
on the water that made the ice, or the ice itself, and so it increases the risk
of getting sick from consuming this ice."
The
researchers' findings were part of an investigation into food hygiene standards
at several big name food outlets.
Most of
the samples only found small and innocuous levels of bacteria, researchers
said.
In a statement
KFC said it was “extremely disappointed” by findings and it had “immediately
launched an investigation”.
KFC added they
are undertaking "a retraining programme with all team members on our
standards for touch point cleaning and procedures".
by Alexander Sims
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