Beverage Station Sanitation in the Food Service Industry - Tognazzini

June 16,2024

Beverage stations are thought to be generally cleaner than other equipment & areas used in a restaurant, but a recent study says otherwise..
The food service industry is a stickler when it comes to health and sanitation, and recently the conversation regarding the cleanliness of beverage stations has picked up traction. Beverage stations are thought to be generally cleaner than other equipment and areas used in a restaurant, but according to a 2010 study by the International Journal of Food and Microbiology, beverage stations such as soda machines harbor more bacteria, and more dangerous bacteria, than previously supposed. Bacteria was found in half of the samples taken, and some samples tested at high levels of bacteria not only by foodservice industry standards but by that of general health and well-being. Not good.