Beverages mixed with ice at a McDonald's store.

KFC apologized yesterday, saying it had asked the Chongwenmen store to sterilize ice-making machines and relevant facilities strictly, while McDonald's said it had conducted checks on equipment used to make ice cubes and operation procedures. Kungfu said it had ordered the outlet to double disinfect its ice-making machines.

The Shanghai Food Safety Office said yesterday it had not found any excess bacteria in ice cubes served at local restaurants.

In June, the Daily Mail reported that the ice served in six out of 10 of Britain's most popular high street restaurants contained more bacteria than the water found in their toilets.

Tests showed that ice from branches of McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Starbucks, Cafe Rouge and Nando's all had higher levels of bacteria than samples of water taken from their lavatory bowls, it reported. Experts say it could be due to them being cleaned more often.

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