Not to worry there s finally have a complex detailed guide that lets you know if it s still okay to eat.
Dropped raw meat on the floor.
This flowchart covers it all.
Because sometimes the 5 second rule does not apply.
And it s probably not a new one either.
You dropped food 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.
Capable of surviving proper cooking of meat within 30 seconds of being exposed to said meat your guests are doomed.
Other customers have exceptions for finished products.
And it s probably not a new one either.
The salmon mousse they won t be on warm meat long enough e coli the bad one needs 20 minutes to divide and that s after a zero growth lag period.
It would kill any bacteria if it was cooked no that s disgusting when i was young and naive sure but not now there is no such thing as a 5 second rule contamination is contamination only a ignorant person would claim such a thing.
Mince meat can also become a breeding ground of bacteria.
Picture did you drop your raw steak 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.
Do you eat it.
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.
So here comes the good news germophobes.
One customer has a zero tolerance policy for anything that is dropped or falls off the line.
If you have any organisms on the floor ground etc.
As a co manufacturer in a non rte facility i deal with several policies concerning food on the floor.
When the meat is all mixed together any germs on the surface can spread deep within the products.
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 the food is uncooked i don t see why not i would be more concered about sanitizing the floor than the meat since the meat will be cooked at such a high temp.