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12.14.10
'Stomach-Churning' Sanitary Conditions at Top Australian Hotels
A secret forensic survey revealed some five-star hotels in Melbourne, Australia have a serious hygiene problem.
Armed with swab tests and a black light, former police forensic investigator Peter Guerin scrutinized seven of Melbourne's top hotels. What he found was nauseating: mold in bathrooms, urine stained toilets, human body matter in beds, and even strains of dangerous bacteria such as E coli.
None of the hotels passed inspection. In every hotel tested, Guerin found an "unacceptable level" of potentially health-threatening microbes.
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