Food Fell On Floor Microwave

Dry floor outdoors throw away.

Food fell on floor microwave.

To me that s safe to eat. Before preparing or eating food it is important to always wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds for general food safety. Wondering if food is still ok to eat after it s been dropped on the floor or anywhere else is a pretty common experience. My wife says myth busters said no.

Rumtscho sep 3 14 at 9 52. So here comes the good news germophobes. Dry floor moist wet food throw away. I was thinking maybe if it was cooked long enough to a high enough temperature it would kill any bacteria but then there is bacteria in the geyser old faithful at yellowstone park and that is super hot st.

Dry floor indoors dry food yes i ll pick it up immediately and eat it. It depends on just how much bacteria can make it from floor to food in a few seconds and just how dirty the floor is. This but this is how i go. You can decide if you want to eat the dirty food or not but you shouldn t tell yourself that it s somehow safe if it didn t spend 5 seconds on the floor.

And it s probably not a new one either. And it fell on the stovetop not on the floor. It is generally safe to eat all food that has been dropped on a residential floor that is mopped or vacuumed once a week no matter the timing. A few days ago some friends and i discussed whether we would eat food if it fell on the floor.

Throughout the day wash your hands after blowing your nose coughing or sneezing or going to the bathroom. As someone who loves food hates wasting things and is sometimes messy this is an important question. It doesn t matter if you pick it up at once after 5 seconds or after 5 minutes. A new study says it s safe to eat food that s been on the floor for less than five seconds.

Currently there is no evidence to support transmission of covid 19 associated with food. Whatever the food picks up it picks it up the moment it touches the floor.