This is a bad example because it was done in New Jersey, everything is full of bacteria there.

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OMG...no more restaurant lemon wedges for me:(

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Having worked restaurants, I cannot recall any instances of people getting sick from drinking the water. Unless you're in Mexico =P

That report was pretty scant. If the bacteria was localized to the rind, then is squeezing the lemon juice into your drink and setting the rind aside going to result in a "cleaner" beverage?

The food industry is pretty heavily regulated as-is. I've yet to be sold on the use of kitchen gloves as they tend to get pretty nasty with use.

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they also didn't test supermarket lemons, or the glasses or their own hands or anything else in the restaurant for a control. bacteria are everywhere. mostly in amounts that your immune system can dispatch easily.

(also, where do you think fecal coliforms come from? you've got em inside you RIGHT NOW!)

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Who taught this guy math? 77% is a lot closer to 3/4 than 2/3. While I'm at it, who taught that "professor" how to speak english?? Give me a break. I'll keep using lemons, there are probably things in most of the restaurants that are a lot more contaminated.

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oh my god there are germs on everything

GROUNDBREAKING

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Oh give me a break! Like Bernie said... I've never heard of anyone getting sick from the water. Do you think that lemon is going to just WILL itself to your glass? They completely neglect to mention anything about the temperature the lemons are being kept at... there's your "problem."

Hopefully all of these "experts" will scare everyone into never coming out of their houses. I think we'd all be happier that way actually.

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Ew. But I'm heartened to read the comments, since my next reaction was, "So who's getting sick from this? And are they testing every other thing in restaurants (or in their own kitchens, for that matter) and finding nothing?" I'll bet not.

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Third-grade home-schooling project run amok...


(and yes, I know it was a community college class, but if they're going to use third-grade standards for scientific method...)

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Having worked as a waiter off and on for about 6 years now, it always drives me nuts when I see crap like this. Fact: People go out to eat because it's fast, easy, tastes good, and doesn't leave a kitchen full of dishes and leftovers. Our society has come to demand service that hinges upon being expedient and friendly. If I had to put on a pair of latex gloves for EVERY lemon wedge placed on a glass, taking care to remove the excess talc every time, well... let's just say that tips would be a thing of the past. Most waiters I've worked with pride themselves on keeping their hands clean while in the workplace. Sinks and soap are never in short supply. If people are going to get hung up on another person's skin coming in contact with their food, then they shouldn't go out and pay someone else to prepare it for them and bring it to them. Our society is so bacillophobic these days, we forget that our body is designed to TAKE CARE OF THESE THINGS. Anyone who thinks this clip has any merit needs to lighten up and enjoy their drinks, or stop wasting their time expecting restaurants to be hermetic bubbles.

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