Shanghaiist: Alarming levels of bacteria found in local milk tea and fresh juice

A recent test of local milk tea and fresh juice samples conducted by the Shanghai Commission of Consumer Rights and Interests Protection revealed alarmingly high levels of bacteria. Out of 40 specimens, 12 fresh juice samples were found to contain large amounts of some bacteria types while 16 milk tea samples tested positive for high levels of E. coli, a microbe infamous for causing severe diarrhea or lā dùzi, as it is referred to locally. And you thought you only had to stay away from unwashed fruit and tap water.