Ice cubes used by fast-food giants KFC, McDonald's and Guangzhou-based Kungfu at branches in Beijing contained bacteria far in excess of the national limit, according to China Central Television. Some were even dirtier than toilet bowl water, CCTV said.

中国中央电视台报道，快餐巨头肯德基、麦当劳和总部设于广州的真功夫北京分店出售冰块里的细菌含量远远超过国家标准，甚至有些比马桶水还要脏。

The three fast-food operators said they were carrying out inspections and enhancing disinfection at the stores involved. CCTV reporters sent ice cubes from the Chongwenmen outlets of KFC, McDonald's and Kungfu for lab tests. The KFC ice cubes were 20 times the limit, and 13 times higher than water samples taken from toilet bowls.

三家快餐店运营商均表示，他们对餐厅都进行过卫生检查，还加强了消毒措施。中央电视台记者将北京崇文门肯德基、麦当劳和真功夫分店供应的冰块送到实验室检测，发现肯德基冰块细菌含量超过国家标准20倍，超过厕所马桶水细菌含量13倍。

The amount of bacterial colonies found at McDonald's and Kungfu ice cubes reached 120 CFU and 900 CFU (colony-forming units) per milliliter respectively, exceeding the national limit of 100 per milliliter. The CFU level of Kungfu's ice cubes was six times higher than toilet water, CCTV reported.

中央电视台报道，麦当劳和真功夫的冰块里细菌含量分别为每毫升120菌落单位和900菌落单位，均超过每毫升国家标准100菌落单位。真功夫冰块里细菌含量超过马桶水6倍。