How safe is the ice in your tall, cold summer drink?
It could be making you sick.
Learn to protect yourself from dirty ice.

From the CNN Show Anderson Cooper 360, June 21 2005
And how clean is your ice? Before you reach for an ice cold drink, you
might want to find out.

Ice can become contaminated in many ways, like
micro-organisms in the water supply. But according to the experts CNN
consulted, the most common causes of ice contamination are poor handling and storage.

Most common complaints: Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

Jennifer Berg is the head of the graduate department at the Food
Science and Nutrition program at New York University. She says “Ice can hold
bacteria that makes you just as sick as anything else you eat.”

Viewer Comments:
“Intriguing show last night on the dirty ice”
“Safety is huge concern for my family...what products are available for safe consumption…”
"Bottled water is safe from contaminants, why isn't ice?”

CNN Email Response to Viewers:
Greetings,
According to some viewers that wrote in, we discovered a product
called "AquaIce", which is purified, pre-packaged ice cubes. You may
visit their website at www.aquaICE™.com. There are also other companies that sell
pre-packaged ice, which you may find using a web search engine.

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