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May 4, 2012 ·
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A recent study conducted at Manchester Metropolitan University explored this idea by examining various foods that were dropped and left on the floor for 3, 5 and 10 second intervals. The results suggested that processed foods with the highest sugar or salt content were the safest to consume after hitting the floor.
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Is food dropped on the floor safe to eat?
By T.K. RandallMay 4, 2012 ·
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Scientists have recently studied whether or not food dropped on the floor is truly safe for consumption.
We're all guilty of it: dropping a chip or a grape on the floor and quickly snatching it up again only to pop it directly into our mouths. But is it truly safe to do that ? Until now there hasn't been any significant proof one way or the other.A recent study conducted at Manchester Metropolitan University explored this idea by examining various foods that were dropped and left on the floor for 3, 5 and 10 second intervals. The results suggested that processed foods with the highest sugar or salt content were the safest to consume after hitting the floor.
Who hasn't picked up a piece of dropped food from the floor, given it a quick blow and assumed it was still safe to eat?To many of us, it is second nature to apply the age-old pseudo-scientific 'three second rule' on such occasions, telling ourselves we're safe if the food hit the floor only momentarily.
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