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Why is the McDonald’s ice cream machine always Mc-Broken?

Jaidyn Mickus, Newspaper Staff Reporter
January 11, 2024

Doesn’t it seem like the McDonald’s ice cream machines are always broken?  Truth is, aren’t REALLY broken.  

According to multiple commenters on Reddit, it takes 4 hours to clean and sanitize itself.  There is actually a 10 percent chance that it is really broken.  Every 14 days McDonald’s cleans their ice cream machine. 

Also, there have been a number of cases linked to Listeria getting into the inner workings of the ice cream machines, making people sick. 

 Fun fact: there is actually a website mcbroken.com, that tells you which locations are currently broken.  (At the time of publishing, 12% were broken!)

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About the Contributor
Jaidyn Mickus
Jaidyn Mickus, Newspaper Staff Reporter
Jaidyn Mickus is 12 years old and is in 7th grade. She attends CMS(Colonia Middle School). In her free time she likes to ride her bike and play in the backyard with her dog. She also is a Michael Jackson fanatic. Her favorite subject is Math and her math teacher name is Mrs McLaughlin and she is a great math teacher. Her dog's name is Muffin.