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"  Apparently it could be safer to drink water from a toilet rather than consume ice cubes from a KFC or McDonald&amp;#039;s in China. According to the New York Daily News, China&amp;#039;s government media station, China Central Television, tested the ice at Beijing outposts of KFC, McDonald&amp;#039;s, and Kungfu (a Chinese fast-food chain). The results were rather frightening. Ice cubes had 13 times more bacteria than water from a toilet. The ice at KFC was the worst with 900 colony-forming bacteria units per milliliter. Sure, that sounds disgusting, but it may not be cause for major alarm. According to Quartz, the report doesn&amp;#039;t specify the type of bacteria present. As Quartz reports, Dong Qingli, a food safety expert, told China&amp;#039;s First Financial Daily, &amp;quot;The [headline] might be a little eye-grabbing, but it&amp;#039;s not that useful \u2014 for instance, the bacteria count on your teeth or on the bottom of your shoe is about the same. Instead you should look at which actual bacteria types exceeded levels.&amp;quot; Although this report doesn&amp;#039;t prove that the fast-food giants are serving ice that harbors unsafe levels of knowingly harmful bacteria, all three eateries have responded with promises to step up their sterilization processes. Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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