ICE INFO ABOUT CUBES

The dirty truth about ice cubes

Ask yourself the question, how clean is the ice in your glass? If you are not careful, your drink has a lot of dangerous bacteria, no matter where the ice was made, whether in a pub, restaurant, ice factory, or your own home. You may think that micro-organisms do not survive in the icy conditions of freezers, but the truth is quite different and this is backed up by years of research by scientists around the world freezing bacteria and studying their survival rates.

Bacteria in food and the risks they pose

The human body is made up of a number of interconnected systems and the malfunctioning of one system can affect the others. You should follow the good habits in your lifestyle to protect your body from contact with potentially dangerous micro-organisms, including bacteria.

Ice is like water from toilets

Recent years have brought a lot of reports about ice produced by ice cube machines in bars and restaurants and home ice makers. The results of the samples are chilling. The samples have more bacteria than the water found in toilets. Daily Mail was one of the news websites publishing this hideous information

Can Bacteria survive in ice?

As a food product, ice must be free of microbiological contamination. There is a belief that freezing kills all microorganisms. While many types of bacteria indeed die, some are dormant and, once defrosted, spring back to life and begin to reproduce.

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