The five-second rule: Does it really count?  |
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|  Hello everyone here Ji,
Since begining , we are taught, not to pickup any eatabes from the floor and eat them. But I find something interesting and conincing below. How many of us would agree to follow .
"We've all heard of the five-second rule: If an item has been on the ground for less than a count of five, it's still safe to eat (or to let your baby slobber on). But none of the moms we spoke to follow this famous benchmark. Their alternative rule of thumb? Location matters far more than timing.
"I'm not upset if my daughter eats something off the floor at home," says Cheryl Lutz, a reading teacher and mother of a 3-year-old on Long Island, New York. "But if something falls at the mall, I don't want it in her mouth." Even germ-conscious Titley says she'll let her daughter eat off the floor at home, "because I know it's clean."
In 2003, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign put the five-second rule to a scientific test by placing gummy bears on cultures of Escherichia coli bacteria. They found that the sticky candies became germ-ridden in fewer than five seconds. The researchers also checked for bacteria on heavily trafficked floors on campus. Surprisingly, the floors turned out to be almost free of germs. The conclusion: If you eat a dropped gummy bear, you probably won't get sick — unless it happened to fall in a Petri dish.
Most floors are too dry to be especially germy, public health expert Aiello says. Still, she doesn't encourage frequent floor grazing: "It's better to err on the side of caution, especially if the floor is moist." If a grape falls into a splatter of raw meat juice, even one second is far too long, she says.
Bottom line: It's all about where it lands — and clean, dry floors are fair game"
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May God bless you and have a great time.
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2.  peavey (7331)
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3 years ago
| |  I always though the five second rule was a little silly, but I've caught myself grabbing something from the floor in a hurry, as if it would matter! Germs and bacteria attach on contact, so the length of time doesn't matter at all. I agree that a visibly clean, dry floor is generally safe but you have to use common sense. If that same floor was recently tracked over by boots from the barn, then just swept clean, I'd question its safety.
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| 3. Lakota12 (23205)
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3 years ago
| |  Nope I wouldnt let anyone eat what has dropped to the floor even at home after mopping.
We drop it we throw it away.
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| 4. riyasam (10958)
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3 years ago
| |  ya,it would depend on the location.i wouldnt be too alarmed if my kid picks any fresh eatable that has fallen onto the floor of my house but i would be very much alarmed if my child were to pick something up from the floor of my neighbours house.
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5.  friskimage (605)
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3 years ago
| |  I saw a scientific study on this done on the television. They dropped various items on the floor for different time intervals. Then studied them under a microscope. It is true. Bacteria cannot latch on to something in under 5 seconds. It takes them longer. This of course does not include any dirt or other items that may have stuck to what was dropped.
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| 6. PeacefulWmn9 (3480)
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3 years ago
| |  This is an interesting question, and so is the information you posted. I feel that as soon as a piece of food has hit the floor or ground, if there are germs or bacteria there, they are now on the food. Children are bound to get some of that food at one time or another, but I would always pick it up and throw the food away if I could get there first. I agree that it is better to err on the side of caution, but not to obsess about it. In fact, a little bit of "dirt" actually helps ones body to build natural and healthy immunities.
Have a happy day,
Karen : )
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| PeacefulWmn9 (3480)
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3 years ago
| | Thank you, my friend. The study response is very enlightening. : )
You've created a great educational discussion here!
Karen | | | |
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