Cleanliness of inflight coffee?
Jan 21, 2020 | 8:22 am
#16
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Not the original poster but I've had hot canned japanese coffee (at a japanese store in the US) and it was sold out of a warming box. The can was just like a soda can from what I can tell.
Jan 21, 2020 | 2:45 pm
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Sealed can of warm (not hot) coffee. You can buy cans of beer from vending machines too. It's been said to be the only society which is orderly enough to do so.
Jan 21, 2020 | 6:15 pm
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I just dealt with it for 5 days. Imodium was ineffective and a pharmacist finally gave me something called Ercefuryl, which knocked it down after 2 doses. He did say that if that didn't work, I'd need to go to the hospital.
Maybe it wasn't e coli, but it was terrible and because of the timing, I know it was from that coffee service (water, carafe, cup, FA's hands, or some such).
As I said, chances are 1000-1 you get sick from airplane water, but for me, one time was plenty. I'm gun shy now.
Jan 22, 2020 | 3:18 am
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Jan 22, 2020 | 4:29 pm
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I dont think you can be certain it was the coffee. It could be norovirus or something like that. Hygiene standards are significantly higher in the air than on the ground (given the drastic consequences of an outbreak).
Jan 24, 2020 | 8:07 am
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