Investigation finds faeces on Every McDonald's touchscreen disinfectant unit as "not strong Enough '

Traces of faeces Have Been found lurking on Every McDonald's touchscreen Used for Ordering food in an Investigation.

Taken samples were eight stores – six in London and two in Birmingham – for of Which were contaminated With coliforms, Humans found in faeces.

Who diners use technologies-the machines, Which Have Been rolled out at restaurants across-the UK, head to-the server to pick up their food.

Senior lecturer in microbiology at London Metropolitan University Dr. Paul Matawele That said, although the-screens are cleaned, with the rigorou Clearly not Enough.

'These bacteria Can Be on touchscreen machines for days on end, he said.

The Investigation Was undertaken by metro.co.uk And The London Metropolitan University School of Human Science.

'We were surprised how much for gut bacteria and faecal theres Was are on the touchscreen machines. These Infection That Cause-the kind of people pick up Hospitals.

'For instance Enterococcus faecalis part of-the flora of the gastrointestinal tracts of healthy Humans and Other mammals. The Notorious at the Hospital for Infection Causing hospital acquired. '

The samples found Traces of Other worrying bacteria, staphylococcus includingï¼, Which can Cause blood poisoning and toxic shock syndrome.

Seeing aureus These machines on the worrying because it so the Contagious, According to The Expert.

'The STARTS around people's noses, ow They touch their nose THENI With their fingers and transfer it to someone else-the touchscreen Will get it, and ow They have an open cut Into Which it gets, the THENI Can Be Dangerous.

'There's a lot of the at-the-moment Worries That Becoming the Staphylococcus resistant to antibiotics. However, it still really the Dangerous in places like Africa can Cause wherein toxic shock. '

Was Listeria bacteria found in Oxford Street and Holloway Road branches. The listeriosis can Cause Which can lead to miscarriages and stillbirths in Pregnant celebs.

Dr. Matewele said: the Listeria bacterium Another rare we were shocked to find on touchscreen machines again as very Print Can Be Contagious and a problem for thoses With a weak immune system a. '

Three quarters of the-screens showed swabbed Traces of-the bacteria Proteus, Which Can Be found in as human and animal faeces.

Dr. Matewele said: "Can Be found in Proteus as human and animal faeces. The ALSO Widely distributed in the Soil. It can Cause urinary tract Infection and one of the ALSO-the-hospital acquired Infection May wherein Responsible for septicemia.

'Klebsiella from The ALSO the gut and mouth, They are Associated With Infection urinary tract, diarrhea and septicemia. Some Species can Infect the-respiratory tract resulting in pneumonia. '

Dr. Matewele Added: Touchscreen technology being the Used more and more lives in Our Daily pocket These Results show people should not eat food straight an after touching them, They are unhygienic and can spread disease.

'Someone Can Be very careful about their own-the Hygiene throughout the day for pocket Could be undone by using a touchscreen machine Once.'

He Added: These bacteria Can Be on touchscreen machines for days on end.

A McDonald's Spokesman said: "Our order screens are cleaned loan Frequently throughout-the-day. All of Our restaurants ALSO Provide facilities for Customers to wash their hands before eating. '

The restaurants were test Oxford Circus, Holloway Road, Oxford Street, Kensington High Street, Seven Sisters Road and Bethnal Green in London, and Ramp and Pigeon Park in Birmingham.

Started McDonald's rolling out-the touchscreen, OFTEN called self-service kiosks, at US Locations budgets in 2015.

By 2020, it plans to have 14,000 US Locations budgets must of have to-the touchscreens installed.

In-the UK, McDonald's says on the CURRENTLY trialling the-kiosks in some restaurants and Will look to install more in Other Locations ow-the trial the Successful.

The technology Was Designed to Increase efficiency in-the restaurants, speeding up the-Ordering process sugars and Potential as human error.