Dropped My Food On The Floor

And it s probably not a new one either.

Dropped my food on the floor.

Wondering if food is still ok to eat after it s been dropped on the floor or anywhere else is a pretty common experience. You read that right. He said sandwiches crisps dry toast and biscuits i e. Any food picked up from the floor is perfectly fine to eat within five seconds of dropping it.

Wondering if food is still ok to eat after it s been dropped on the floor or anywhere else is a pretty common experience. If i drop food on the floor i still eat it. Some foods can be dropped and left on the floor for up to a half an hour and still be safe to eat. He and his team dropped slices of bologna and bread onto floors contaminated with salmonella let them sit for varying amounts of time and recorded exactly how many bugs moved from floor to food.

I do that because the harm i might get from the floor is not worth my concern compared with many many other things. Wondering if food is still ok to eat after it s been dropped on the floor or anywhere else is a pretty common experience. In a study the researcher discovered that dropped food picked up no more than 0 0004 of bacteria covering typical floor types. And it s probably not a new one either.

And it s probably not a new one either. Thoroughly rinse the dropped items in cold water. This step is crucial to remove any physical contaminants from your kitchen floor. The skin and meat will absorb the harmful chemicals from these cleaning solutions and they are not food safe.

But was i right to eat it or had i unwittingly stuffed my mouth full of tiny harmful microbes.