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| Rip Off Britain: Faeces bacteria found on KFC ice | Rip Off Britain: Faeces bacteria found on KFC ice |
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| Bacteria from faeces has been found on ice that was served to an undercover researcher at a KFC restaurant. | |
| The discovery was made by the BBC's Rip Off Britain, which was investigating food hygiene at branches of several big-name takeaways and coffee shops. | The discovery was made by the BBC's Rip Off Britain, which was investigating food hygiene at branches of several big-name takeaways and coffee shops. |
| A scientist who examined the results told the programme the presence of the bacteria increased the risk of anyone who consumed the ice becoming ill. | A scientist who examined the results told the programme the presence of the bacteria increased the risk of anyone who consumed the ice becoming ill. |
| KFC said it was extremely disappointed and had launched an investigation. | KFC said it was extremely disappointed and had launched an investigation. |
| How can you tell the restaurant you're eating in is clean? | How can you tell the restaurant you're eating in is clean? |
| Dr Margarita Gomez Escalada studied the sample, taken from a Birmingham KFC restaurant, at Leeds Beckett University. | |
| She 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." | |
| Undercover researchers visited a branch of Costa in Loughborough, the Chicken Cottage in Hampstead, a Café Nero in Bath and the Wimpy in Basildon, as well as the KFC at Martineau Place in Birmingham. | |
| At each location, Rip Off Britain said its researchers asked for a cup of tap water with ice, as this can be an good indicator of standards behind the scenes. | At each location, Rip Off Britain said its researchers asked for a cup of tap water with ice, as this can be an good indicator of standards behind the scenes. |
| Most of the samples that were taken turned up low and harmless levels of bacteria when tested, Rip Off Britain said. | Most of the samples that were taken turned up low and harmless levels of bacteria when tested, Rip Off Britain said. |
| Find out more | |
| Rip Off Britain: Food is broadcast on BBC One at 09:15 BST on weekday mornings from Monday 25 April - catch up on BBC iPlayer | |
| The programme said that the KFC in question had temporarily closed for a deep clean following a zero hygiene rating only weeks before the sample was taken. | The programme said that the KFC in question had temporarily closed for a deep clean following a zero hygiene rating only weeks before the sample was taken. |
| In a statement, KFC said it was undertaking "a retraining programme with all team members on our standards for touch point cleaning and procedures". | In a statement, KFC said it was undertaking "a retraining programme with all team members on our standards for touch point cleaning and procedures". |
| The restaurant chain added that it took "food safety and hygiene extremely seriously". | The restaurant chain added that it took "food safety and hygiene extremely seriously". |