Do you drink tea with lemon at your favorite restaurant? You may be shocked to learn that a study found that nearly EIGHTY percent of all lemon slices in restaurants have some form of contamination, including germs that cause staph infection, as well as fecal contamination. ?A leading scientist compared the findings to “dipping the lemon in raw meat”. In all, over 25 different Microorganisms were found, some only on the rind, but others in the meat of the lemon as well.
Many restaurant workers use their bare hands when handling the lemon wedges and putting them on the rim of the glass. So the next time you’re in a restaurant, avoid the urge to squeeze the lemon, then drop it into your glass. Better yet, avoid all lemons, until restaurants start handling raw fruit with the same care they use on raw meat.
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