Jasmine Roberts never expected her award-winning middle school science project to get so much attention. But the project produced some disturbing results: 70 percent of the time, ice from fast food restaurants was dirtier than toilet water.
The 12-year-old gathered ice samples through 5 restaurants in Southern Florida from both self-serve equipments within the restaurant and from drive-thru windows. She after that gathered toilet water samples from the same restaurants and examined every one of them for germs at the University of South Florida.
In several instances, the ice examined positive for E. coli bacteria which usually originates from human waste and has been associated with a number of diseases across the country."These [bacteria] don't belong there," said Dr. David Katz, medical contributor to "Good Morning America." "It's not cause for panic, although it is alarming because what she found is nothing new. You're not more likely to get sick now. But she's done us a favor by sounding the alarm."
Both Roberts and Katz said that the ice is likely dirtier because machines aren't cleaned and people use unwashed hands to scoop ice. Toilet water is also surprisingly bacteria-free, because it comes from sanitized city water supplies.
The 12-year-old gathered ice samples through 5 restaurants in Southern Florida from both self-serve equipments within the restaurant and from drive-thru windows. She after that gathered toilet water samples from the same restaurants and examined every one of them for germs at the University of South Florida.
In several instances, the ice examined positive for E. coli bacteria which usually originates from human waste and has been associated with a number of diseases across the country."These [bacteria] don't belong there," said Dr. David Katz, medical contributor to "Good Morning America." "It's not cause for panic, although it is alarming because what she found is nothing new. You're not more likely to get sick now. But she's done us a favor by sounding the alarm."
Both Roberts and Katz said that the ice is likely dirtier because machines aren't cleaned and people use unwashed hands to scoop ice. Toilet water is also surprisingly bacteria-free, because it comes from sanitized city water supplies.
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