saw this from good morning america and thought it was interesting coz me and my friends (of course the adiks) have been frequenting local franchises of these restaurants for some time now.
the report showed a study conducted by gma on lemons served with the drinks – specially iced tea – on six outlets of three familiar names : friday’s, applebees and chili’s in the new jersey area. and you know what? they found something really dreadful – swabs from the lemons reveal dangerous bacteria that could easily make us sick.
according to the report, the fecal matter was found at both applebees and friday’s restaurants. and at applebee’s in clifton n.j., they found e coli. chili’s two restaurants showed negative result on harmful bodies though their lemons are still infested with yeast and harmless bacteria normally found on fruits and vegetables.
worse, the report showed workers of the restaurants picking up lemons with their bare hands. an undeniable indication that fast food is really that – food that is being prepared and handled haphazardly and can get us sick, fast!
statements have been issued by these restaurants to counter the report. though i found these statements frivolous. they should’ve prevented something like this in the first place.
whenever i order iced tea in any restaurant, i just squeeze the lemon and discard it. never did i put the lemon slice into the drink itself. that might have reduced my risk. though i really have no control if the lemon comes already swimming in the drink i was served. and that’s what’s really worrying.
lemon or no lemon however, i’ve always been suspicious of what’s goin on in the kitchen of these restaurants. be it cheap or classy and expensive restaurants, we really can not control how our food is being handled. who would know if the chef picked his nose before picking up that piece of steak. or if the guy making our burger just doesn’t wash his hands whenever he goes to the toilet.
this report is really disturbing because if it happens in the states where there is supposedly a very stringent r
ule on sanitation in food chains, what more in other countries like here or the philippines or anywhere else?
i hope these food chains shape up and be more responsible. afterall, it is their reputation at stake here. they wouldn’t want one lawsuit to expose what’s goin on in their kitchens. besides, i’m paying, expensive it maybe, to get some nourishment. not to catch some e coli.
to see the full report go to
the report showed a study conducted by gma on lemons served with the drinks – specially iced tea – on six outlets of three familiar names : friday’s, applebees and chili’s in the new jersey area. and you know what? they found something really dreadful – swabs from the lemons reveal dangerous bacteria that could easily make us sick.
according to the report, the fecal matter was found at both applebees and friday’s restaurants. and at applebee’s in clifton n.j., they found e coli. chili’s two restaurants showed negative result on harmful bodies though their lemons are still infested with yeast and harmless bacteria normally found on fruits and vegetables.
worse, the report showed workers of the restaurants picking up lemons with their bare hands. an undeniable indication that fast food is really that – food that is being prepared and handled haphazardly and can get us sick, fast!
statements have been issued by these restaurants to counter the report. though i found these statements frivolous. they should’ve prevented something like this in the first place.
whenever i order iced tea in any restaurant, i just squeeze the lemon and discard it. never did i put the lemon slice into the drink itself. that might have reduced my risk. though i really have no control if the lemon comes already swimming in the drink i was served. and that’s what’s really worrying.
lemon or no lemon however, i’ve always been suspicious of what’s goin on in the kitchen of these restaurants. be it cheap or classy and expensive restaurants, we really can not control how our food is being handled. who would know if the chef picked his nose before picking up that piece of steak. or if the guy making our burger just doesn’t wash his hands whenever he goes to the toilet.
this report is really disturbing because if it happens in the states where there is supposedly a very stringent r
ule on sanitation in food chains, what more in other countries like here or the philippines or anywhere else? i hope these food chains shape up and be more responsible. afterall, it is their reputation at stake here. they wouldn’t want one lawsuit to expose what’s goin on in their kitchens. besides, i’m paying, expensive it maybe, to get some nourishment. not to catch some e coli.
to see the full report go to
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