Is drinking airplane coffee bad for you?

Charles Platkin, PhD, JD, MPH looks into how clean is airplane coffee and safety tips.

How (un)clean is the water on airplanes used to brew coffee?

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Coliform bacteriais naturally present in the environment as well as fecal matter.

As gross as it sounds, the coliform bacteria is unlikely to cause illness on its own.

Instead, its presence in drinking water may indicate that pathogens including but not limited toE.

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Is it unsafe to drink airplane coffee in-flight?

I worry more about flight attendants and the flight crew than the passengers, he adds.

I worry more about flight attendants and the flight crew than the passengers, he adds.

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One cup is unlikely to trigger intense symptoms or side effects.

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Cropped shot of young woman shopping in the dairy section of a supermarket. She is reading the nutrition label on a container of fresh organic healthy natural yoghurt

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A hand is stirring a sourdough starter in a glass jar, on a kitchen countertop. The light casts a warm glow, highlighting the ingredients inside the jar.

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