September 2, 2023 at 11:37 am

‘Definitely put me off drinking any sort of fountain drink.’ A Construction Worker Found Mold In a Soda Machine While He Was Remodeling a Restaurant

by Matthew Gilligan

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Prepare to get grossed out, friends…

Because the video you’re about to see might make you think twice next time you’re thinking about using a self-serve soda machine at a restaurant or a convenience store.

A construction worker talked about the horrorshow that he found in a soda machine when he was working on a job.

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He said, “About 7 years ago, I was working for a construction company and we were remodeling a restaurant/bar.”

The man said the plastic tubes in the soda machine were not exactly up to snuff.

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He said that every single tube was filled with mold and that the experience  “definitely put me off drinking any sort of fountain drink.”

Yuck!

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Here’s what he had to say.

@just_be_sovereign #stitch with @Brynn #awareness #fyp #health #food #foodindustry #restaurant #nasty #mold #gross ♬ original sound – Just_Be_Sovereign

Now let’s see what folks had to say about this.

One viewer is a fan of the moldy soda!

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Another individual said how they’ve dealt with these machines in the past.

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And one viewer who owns a gas station said they make their employees clean the machine on a regular basis.

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Yeah, this is super gross.