Food Fell On A Dirty Floor

Even food that s picked up quickly can be contaminated.

Food fell on a dirty floor.

Bacteria are carried by various media which can include raw food moist surfaces where bacteria has been. And like those other studies this one found that food touching the floor even for a very short amount of time could pick up bacteria. Microbes such as campylobacter that may be picked up on your kitchen floor usually less of a threat than the salmonella found in raw poultry but not 100 of the time will also be destroyed as a result of the cooking process. And it s not just dropping food on the floor that can lead to bacterial contamination.

Muffin boiled egg or saucy i will only take the biggest chunk out of the fallen piece and throw the rest. If you are unlucky enough to host salmonella bacteria on your floor dropped food could make you sick even if it was on the ground for five seconds or less. 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. And foods with wet surfaces like an apple slice pick up bacteria even more easily than things like a cookie.

Nuts breakfast cereal pretzels chips popcorn candy anything with a peel if the peel is still on apples pears etc. A warning about the breakfast cereal if it s sugary. Usually it depends on the condition of both the food and the floor. If the floor is dirty and there are animals such as cats or dogs roaming around i will left it for them to eat.

The 5 second rule is just wishful thinking bacteria can attach to food as soon as it hits the floor. No it s never a good idea to eat food that has been dropped. If the food is easily crumbling e g.