Faecal bacteria found in ice from Costa, Caffè Nero and Starbucks

BBC Watchdog investigation of iced water from the three major coffee chains found faecal coliform bacteria in samples

Ice from three major coffee chains in the UK has been found to contain faecal bacteria.

An undercover investigation revealed that iced water obtained from high street outlets Caffi Nero, Starbucks and Costa Coffee all contained faecal coliform bacteria, with a positive test found for seven out of 10 samples from Costa and three out of 10 samples from the other two chains.