Posted on 03/29/2016 10:40:21 AM PDT by Red Badger
Many of us are familiar with the "ten-second rule" (also known as the five or three-second rule) - accidentally dropping food on the floor, quickly swiping it up and deeming it still safe to eat. But new research has revealed that this practice isn't as hygienic as we'd like to believe.
Researchers suggest that up to a third of us risk our health by eating dirty food as bacteria sticks to food almost instantaneously, meaning many of us could be ingesting household bugs such as E. coli and Salmonella.
The research, from cleaning technology firm Kärcher, found that 37 per cent of us would eat food that had been dropped on the kitchen floor, while 38 per cent said they would eat food off their living room floor.
The research also found that 49 per cent of us only use a broom to clean and 43 per cent rely solely on an air freshener, though neither method is effective at killing bacteria.
A further 59 per cent said they wait till they see visible signs of dirt before they clean, while 27 per cent admitted to waiting for a bad smell before they decide to take action.
Hygienist Dr Lisa Ackerley, said the "silent killers" in our homes can multiply from a single bacterium to several million after seven hours. Speaking to the Daily Mail, she said: "Regular small bursts of hygienic cleaning is more important than one big spring clean.
"Bacteria and viruses can’t be seen or smelt and are easily destroyed through high temperatures, meaning steam cleaning is perfect."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
You got a problem with cats? My cats are fastidious. They clean themselves very well every time they use the litter box. Then they jump up on my desk and lick me in the face, just to make sure their environment is clean. Or maybe that's how they clean their tongues?
I wash most fruits and vegetables with soap and water before eating.
And 72% lie. We all know the 3 second rule is silly, but it’s a handy way to acknowledged that you indeed are going to eat floor food.
Reminds me of a couple other movie scenes:
Bill Murray in Caddy Shack - the Baby Ruth candy bar in the pool.
Police Academy II - The frumpy cop in the K-9 unit. His cat crapped in his Cheerios and he flicks it out and continues eating. "I told you, use the litter box." Picks up candy bars from street waste baskets. Classic.
It is the germaphone clean freak lifestyle that leads to illness from a suppressed immune system. If you didn’t grow up getting dirty and eating questionable things that were on the ground (hello babies crawling around eating old cheerios in the couch cushions) we’d get sick at the drop of a hat.
Besides, global warming is going to kill us all anyway.
As do we. But even washing stuff isn’t always enough. Some bad things get inside of the veggies and fruits as well...................think organic fertilizers.................
From now on I’ll forget the fruits and vegetables.
Surprised any of us who were born before 1960 survived as babies. /s
I thought this was a story about lousy NBA refs...
Of course with Michael Jordan, “Traveling” was also a myth.
Yeah! And my dog is *ALWAYS* around when food is being handled.
Yep, ours is especially adept at hearing the sound of rubbing Styrofoam at 0.1:decibels.
The real funny part of that pic is that it’s kids that grew up in the 70s that BECAME over cautious soccer moms demanding knee pads and helmets.
I don’t think anyone believes in the three second rule, we just pretend as we are not afraid of a little dirt or some germs. Now if our food dropped on the bathroom floor, or on the floor at someone’s house whose housekeeping we find somewhat lacking, it ain’t going in the mouth.
On my shop floor I contend that no bacteria exist there, but heaps of carcinogens.
You pays your money, you takes your chances.
Being a vegetarian, I wash them down with beer and hot sauce. Works for me.
:)
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