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Episode: The Dangers of Iced Foods
Description: This week we will discuss the dangers of eating restaurant ice or any ice for that matter!  Ice handling is part of food safety training. Without proper ice machine cleaning, your restaurant’s ice maker is at risk from mold, slime, scale, and sediment. ​Slime and mold form because ice machines provide a damp and dark environment where they can thrive. Yeast and dust in the air provide these growths with an unlimited supply of food to continue to flourish. Ice machines are also susceptible to other biological contaminants that are dangerous to customers, like E. Col...