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Shopping mall food court plastic trays are as dirty as a gas station toilet
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Probe: Mall food trays dirty as toilets
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Plastic trays used at shopping mall food courts are as dirty as a gas station toilet seat, an investigation by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. found.
The CBC took swab samples from trays in three Vancouver-area malls and had them analyzed by the University of British Columbia.
"We saw as many bacteria on some food trays as we saw on a (gas station) toilet," university microbiologist Bob Hantold the broadcaster.
He said it was troubling that two of the trays were contaminated with "a fairly large number" of acinetobacter bacteria, which causes gastrointestinal illness and is highly resistant to antibiotics, the CBC said.
"Acinetobacter is one of the superbugs in our society that's causing major problems in individuals throughout the world," Hansaid.
The news network said various officials at the malls insisted the trays were routinely wiped and disinfected, and were never meant to come into direct contact with food. |
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I think I'll just take it to go from now on :nervous: |
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| VDub |
So??
Do you know how much bacteria is on your hands that you eat with??
Or how much bacteria is around your mouth??
How about the bacteria on your iPhone screen??
Our bodies can handle it!!!
But yah it's still a little gross... |
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| Abercrombie |
| There's bacteria everywhere, it's a given... Have you read the article though? It's talking about a bacteria our bodies can't handle. |
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| chinamon |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
So??
Do you know how much bacteria is on your hands that you eat with??
Or how much bacteria is around your mouth??
How about the bacteria on your iPhone screen??
Our bodies can handle it!!!
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sure, we may be covered in bacteria but there are lots of bacteria that are good for us or are tolerable by our bodies. there are, however, certain ones that are REALLY bad for us. those are the ones we need to watch out for. acinetobacter is one of them.
i have never liked eating in a food court and havent done so in probably 10 years. im glad i made this choice. |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
There's bacteria everywhere, it's a given... Have you read the article though? It's talking about a bacteria our bodies can't handle. |
I read.. the part of the article... that you... posted.....
Lol... |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| Who goes to shopping malls nowadays anyhow....let alone eat in the food court. |
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| love_child |
| I guess that means I cant eat the food that falls onto the tray anymore |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
Who goes to shopping malls nowadays anyhow....let alone eat in the food court. |
I go to Square 1 all the time. And eat in the food court... |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| I don't think I've been in a mall for at least 5 years |
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| The Potter |
| quote: | Originally posted by love_child
I guess that means I cant eat the food that falls onto the tray anymore |
Damn, I used to do this all the time. In fact, at places like KFC and McDonalds, the fries would inevitably fall out of the sleeves and onto the tray. I'll know next time that I might as well be eating food out of a toilet! |
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| SniFFleS |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
I don't think I've been in a mall for at least 5 years |
Congratulations!
You are superior to everyone... |
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| chinamon |
| this is why fast food places put tray liners on the trays (also for advertising) |
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