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