So here comes the good news germophobes.
Dropping food on the floor and eating it.
You may feel differently.
But was i right to eat it or had i unwittingly stuffed my mouth full of tiny harmful microbes.
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.
Any food picked up from the floor is perfectly fine to eat within five seconds of dropping it.
I do that because the harm i might get from the floor is not worth my concern compared with many many other things.
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.
Wondering if food is still ok to eat after it s been dropped on the floor or anywhere else is a pretty common experience.
And it s probably not a new one either.