Should you be avoiding ice? The drug, absolutely, but it turns out water-made ice cubes potentially too! Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
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00:00Should you be avoiding ice? The drug, absolutely, but it turns out water-made ice cubes potentially too.
00:07Dr. Brian Kwok Lee, a food scientist, explains,
00:11Ice that has been handled improperly can pick up mould, bacteria and viruses from the hands of servers or cooks that transmit disease.
00:19Much like any other food, ice can also pick up microorganisms from the air or in the container if it is not properly washed and cleaned.
00:28HuffPost reiterates, mould can grow in ice machines if you have one.
00:33Lee continues, ice machines should be regularly cleaned and sterilised.
00:38If there are any potential contaminants in the ice machine itself, these can spread to the ice produced.
00:44Things on the risk radar should include smoothies, slushies and frozen alcoholic beverages.
00:49Back in 2016, a leaking air ventilation valve in an ice machine in Finland caused 154 people to become sick.
00:57Lee suggests, while the pathogens may vary, ice machine outbreaks can often cause vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach cramps, fever, nausea and bloody stall.