Is it the 10 second rule or 30?

Question

When dropping a piece of food do you have 10 seconds before germs have attached or 30?

Answer 1

It depends where the food is dropped. On the street, any more than 5 seconds is probably no good. In a restaurant or moderately clean establishment, 10 seconds is a good rule of thumb. However, in a particularly clean place, there's no reason food cannot be consumed from the floor after 30 minutes or even an hour.

In actuality, it takes only a fraction of a second for germs have "attached", but those are the most common guidelines I've heard.

Answer 2

Its 10

Answer 3

3

Answer 4

Really, the rule shouldn't exist. There have been experiments that show that the length of contact between the food and the ground doesn't matter. Germs will attach immediately.

Answer 5

i'm specific there are all varieties of analyze asserting that bacteria and germs get on the meals as quickly because it hits the floor... besides the undeniable fact that i've got been familiar with the 30-sec rule because i've got been alive, and that i've got became out effective. sometimes individuals may well be such germ loose freaks! the place in a third worldwide united states of america, they could consume the leftovers from our rubbish cans. as long because of the fact the meals did no longer fall on something grimy, sticky or liquid. yet I ought to declare, lollipops are an exception....if a lolly falls, for me, i do no longer %. it back up. Too sticky

Answer 6

after watching an article on just this subject on Discovery. the answer is neither. it is the 3 second rule and it's meaning is basically , you have 3 seconds to pick up something you have dropped and eat it. but according to the article it actually refers to food wet or dry ... like french fry vs potato chip. dry it is sorta safe (the chip) wet the fry never. germs and bacteria attack immediately. so if you drop(spit out) your gum while whistling ... dump it!

Answer 7

The old saying is 5 seconds, but truth be told, scientific experiments on this have shown that it shouldn't be eaten, period. Germs transfer from the ground immediately.

Answer 8

germs attatch right when the food hits the ground, if its a wet or moist food it will have alot more germs on it then say a chip.

Answer 9

Actually, it's the "5 second rule" - though Homer refers to it at the THREE second rule in the Burger King commercial ;);););)

Answer 10

Unless you're starving, if it hits the floor, throw it out.