Hyderabad: An NGO in Hyderabad collected food samples from popular fast food giant KFC and the results after the analysis have shocked everyone.
The result shows that harmful bacteria like E Coli and salmonella are present in the food items that are prepared by Kentucky Fried Chicken.
The bacteria in question are extremely harmful and are found in human excreta.
Balala Hakkula Sangham, and NGO in Hyderabad collected the food samples from a KFC food store in Hyderabad and sent them for testing at the Telangana State Food Laboratory.
The food samples were collected from KFC stores at Himayatnagar, Vidyanagar, Chikkadpally, Nacharam and ECIL X Road in Hyderabad on June 18, 2015.
The State Food Laboratory is a government authorized organization that tests food samples.
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A food analyst at State Food Laboratory told reporters here that the food samples collected and submitted for examination contain Escherichia coli, salmonella which are unsafe for the human body as they are known pathogens.
E. coli can get into meat during processing. If the infected meat is not cooked to 160 °F (71 °C), the bacteria can survive and infect you when you eat the meat. This is the most common way people in the United States become infected with E. coli.
