Why should you order drinks with ice, waiters Di never

In his next business happy hour, you can order your mixed drinks "pure" or at room temperature without ice.

Business Insider recently asked , more than two dozen of the waiter to "in spite of what they would say customers, but can not." His answer: I think twice the ice, because it may be unclean.

Of course, this is just anecdotal advice of a handful of waiters. While some bars and restaurants do not thoroughly clean their ice machines, others can.

This is what you need to consider:

Yes, in some cases contaminated ice found:

Some studies and news of the last decade, credit warning waiter in ice machines. In 2014, HuffPost spoke with two experts in ice and the contamination of the ice machine. Three main issues were addressed in the room mold, bacteria, and everything is in the hands of people.

These contaminants can come from a variety of places. Mold can accumulate ice machines, especially if not cleaned for a specified period or disabled.

And are contaminated with bacteria, despite the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974, EPA standards for drinking water, water to be ice machines or contact with contaminated food while frozen and stored.

A 2011 study by researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas examined the prevalence of bacteria in ice and soft drinks in restaurants in Las Vegas spread. The study found that 33.3% of the samples contained only ice standards heterotrophic bacteria EPA. It was also found that "were 72.2% for the presumptive presence of coliform bacteria positive." (The soda samples went in both categories worse.)

And of course there is a human negligence. Waiters work while sick, do not wash their hands before scooping ice cream, and use their hands to touch the ice may contaminate the ice with their hands. ( Norovirus can spread this way.)

"Most people do not know that not washing your hands can lead to death," Debra Huffman, a biologist at the University of South Florida, NBC News said in 2006. "They do not see the risk. It, you have not a strange feeling. He will not look funny. These are microscopic, so you do not see it. You will not know what "happened.

How restaurants can avoid ice and pollution of ice machine:

Restaurants and bars measures are taken to avoid contamination, and much of it is the treatment of ice with the same safety precautions to handle the food, Martin Bucknavage as food security senior associate in the Department of Food Science at the University of Pennsylvania said, HuffPost.

This is also encoded by the Food and Drug Administration. The ice is as food by the Food - Code Administration Food and Drug Administration defined by the United States, according to the magazine , s food security.

Cleaning and disinfection of ice machines may also help to prevent pollution, and that it is required by law.

"Clean the ice machine is controlled by the Food Act 2009, Chapter 4, Section Section 602.11 (e) points regulated (4a and b), which must be cleaned offer the machines" "indicated at a frequency from the manufacturer, which in most cases two - "to prevent as many times as necessary accumulation of dirt or mold" four times a year, or the Journal of food safety said. "Machine disinfection ice from Chapter 4, governed 702.11, which provides that the contact surfaces of the glass must be cleaned after each cleaning. "

Restaurants that do not meet heavy fines may be levied.

Food Security Magazine offers tips for combating human error, including hand washing, proper handling ice ball, not tweak to the ice with his hands.

The take-away:

There are cases where ice pollution has caused serious illness or death. However, your immune system can probably have some contacts with contaminated ice, treat HuffPost experts.

As with any foodborne disease, there are certain groups that the disease of clients, including the very young, the very old, people with HIV / AIDS, people with diabetes or disorders of the self at greater risk - autoimmune diseases, and pregnant women after FoodSafety.gov .

Here are some tips to avoid customer ice contaminated include attention to assessing the cleanliness and health of visiting restaurants and bars. And if you are really worried, let the cocktail and keeps up with beer, wine, cider or a shot.

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