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Stop! Is that poop on your lemon?
Topic Started: Feb 27 2008, 01:47 AM (235 Views)
Mystical
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This was just too wierd not to put in "bizzare news" :lmao:

Stop! Is that poop on your lemon?
A science professor dares to find out what germs lurk on your garnishes



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updated 3:46 p.m. ET, Tues., Feb. 26, 2008
It's fairly common for restaurant staffers to place a lemon slice on the rim of a beverage glass as a flavor enhancer or decorative garnish. But who knows whether these lemons have been handled using sanitary procedures? Anne LaGrange Loving, a professor of science at Passaic County Community College, decided to find out.

Loving began her investigation after she saw a waitress’ fingertips dip into her soda as the drink was being brought to her table. Although lemon juice is known to kill germs, Loving devised a study to determine whether lemon slices contain germs when they are served to customers.

Using sterile collection swabs, Loving took two samples from each of 76 lemons that were served in restaurants in North Jersey. Patrons normally start to drink a beverage moments after it is served, so samples were taken right away, before a sip was taken and before anyone at the table touched it. One swab was rubbed along the rind, while a second was rubbed along the pulp. The restaurants were unaware that she was doing this. Samples were then analyzed for microbes at a clinical microbiology laboratory.



A total of 25 different types of germs were found on 53 out of the 76 lemons that were sampled. Some are fecal in origin (either from dirty fingertips of the restaurant employees, or from meat-contaminated cutting boards and knives), while others are commonly found in saliva, on the skin and in the environment.

One sample had six different microorganisms on it, three of which are found in fecal material. Although some lemon slices had germs either only on the rind or only on the pulp, 29 percent had germs on both sites. In 15 instances the germs on the pulp were completely different from those on the rind, indicating that the pulp had been in contact with a contaminated surface as or after it was sliced. Sometimes when more than one lemon was sampled during a single restaurant visit, different germs were found on each.

Although there have been no reported outbreaks of illnesses attributed to lemon slices in beverages, every microorganism that was recovered has the potential to cause a variety of human infections. Establishment of an infection would depend upon the numbers and types of germs involved, the general health and age of the person and whether the person had chapped lips or a cold sore on the lips or gums.


Ewwwwww I'll be thinking twice about having lemons at a restaurant! :swoon:
http://www.msnbc.com/id/23355862
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Ok thats just sick and weird..... :hurts:
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hee hee hee hee..............."poop".
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Sort of like the joke when I was a lad: "What is worse than biting into an apple and finding a worm in it? (worms in apples were common when I was a child, before effective insecticides). The answer was.: "Biting into an apple and finding only a half of a worm in it." That used to happen a lot too. :lmao:
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:lmao:
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"ewwwwwww" I might refrain in the futrue,from asking for lemon or lime in my Crown beer thanx.!!
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It certainly does give you a different perspective on a lemon eh?
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