Avoid Lemon Wedges At Restaurants!

If you are a fan of real lemons in your water and drinks, PLEASE READ THIS!

A recent study published by the Journal of Environmental Health, found that lemons used in restaurants are a harbor of potentially harmful microbes. With traces of germs from employees, poultry, and even raw meat….

EW.

“Researchers collected samples from the lemon rinds and flesh of 76 lemons from 21 restaurants over  43 visits and found 70% of them contained microbial growth from 25 different species.”

-Elite Daily on the study.

The authors of the study even said,

“The microbes found on the lemon samples in our investigation all have the potential to cause infectious diseases at various body sites.”

“Restaurant patrons should be aware that lemon slices added to beverages may include potentially pathogenic microbes.”

 

The one GOOD thing you’ll hear as a “lemon in your drink” kind of person, is that putting lemons in alcoholic drinks can kill quite a few of the germs.

You can also order the lemons on the side and squeeze the juice in yourself, avoiding getting the rind in your water.

Or, you know, be that person who asks them to clean them well before bringing out the lemons. Sure your server might find it weird, but hey! It’s your health!

-The Pepper & Dylan Show