jmcquown wrote:

> I don't understand this. Ice in a restaurant is is made by a machine. Ice
> is place into glasses via an ice scoop. While I certainly believe too many
> people don't wash their hands, I sincerely doubt they are grabbing ice with
> their bare hands to fill glasses.

Sure, they could -- they might be using the glass itself as the scoop,
for instance, dragging their dirty hand through the ice in the process.

Note that the self-serve machines are not the problem. I assume that
means the machines which spit out ice cubes from a spout, which does not
allow the user to reach into the bin and fondle the ice cubes with his
hands.

This is all hand-to-mouth contamination going on here, and serves as a
reminder that some bad things are not killed by cold temps.

Quick refresher diagram:

any feces )
raw chicken ) ---> ( hand ) --> ( mouth )
other bad )