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25th April 2016
09:21am BST
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.KFC said it was extremely disappointed and had launched an investigation. The episode of Rip Off Britain, included undercover researchers visiting a branch in the UK, including 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. When there, they asked for a glass of tap water with ice, which is a good indicator of behind-the-scenes hygiene. Most of the samples that were taken turned up with harmless levels of bacteria when tested, Rip Off Britain said.
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