Permanent Survey: We all eat food off the floor if it's important enough to us - but is it dangerous?

A British survey tried to determine whether people really adhere to the "five-second law" - which allows eating from the floor as long as 5 seconds have not passed since the food fell there - and brought alarming data.

Luckily for the gluttons from the floor, a recent study shows they will probably survive it

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14/06/2022

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The Five Seconds Act in Action (YouTube Amateur Photography)

A British survey found that six out of ten people would agree to eat food that fell to the floor and we are quite shocked by these findings.

Tile Warehouse surveyed the UK public to determine who complied with the Five Seconds Act, which reminds you that it is permissible to eat food off the floor as long as no more than 5 seconds have passed since it fell there.

This determination is also in doubt in the other years.

The results of the survey found that the infectious threat does not prevent the British from eating food that has fallen to the floor, with almost six out of ten (59%) admitting that they will eat food that has touched the floor, when there is probably nothing to guarantee that even those who refuse will be tempted.

Of those who agreed, one in six (16%) admitted that he was able to eat food that fell to the floor only if he adhered to the strict rules of the "Five Seconds Act."

A little over one percent claimed to eat food left on the floor for up to one minute.

Shockingly, one in 20 people (5%) claimed to eat from the food no matter how long it stayed there for us on the floor.

Yes, the results are definitely hard to digest.

A delicious surprise

A study states that the "5 second law" is completely true

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Chandler and Rachel eat cake from the floor in the "Friends" series (Photo: Giphy)

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The study found that women (56%) were less likely to eat food off the floor than men (61%).

It also seems that the generation gap widens when it comes to the five-second law, with millennials (aged 24-42) having the highest chance of enjoying food left on the floor for longer without fear.

Members of this generation provided an average of seven seconds as to the length of time they would agree to leave their food on the floor before enjoying it.

But does it really matter?

You will surely be surprised to hear that quite a few studies have been done that have dealt with the question of whether it is permissible to eat food from the floor if it has fallen on it for only a short time.

A study published in 2015 that examined whether there is a truth in popular belief that it is healthy to eat food off the floor as long as no more than 5 seconds have passed since it fell there, found that it is a complete bluff.

However, a study conducted two years later claimed that the law was completely true - but did not completely negate the findings of the previous study.

Professor Anthony Hilton, a bacteriologist at Aston University, said: "So true, eating food that is on the floor for a few moments can not be completely without risk. It is clear that food covered in dust is not edible, but as long as the infection is not visible, the study shows that food is unlikely. "The study shows that there are several factors that affect the amount of bacteria that accumulate on food taken from the floor: the nature of the surface, the type of food that fell on it and also - the length of time the food is on the floor."

Compared to previous studies on the subject, Professor Anthony Hilton has found that time is an important factor when it comes to bacterial accumulation, although he confirms previous studies that have shown that there is no real danger of eating food from the floor, even if bacteria are attached to it.

It also reinforces previous studies that have found that carpets are, surprisingly, safer than flooring and flooring, where more bacteria accumulate than carpets.

Yael Gruper of the Davidson Institute, on the other hand, explained that to check if there was any truth in the five-second law, researchers at the University of Rutgers in New Jersey examined the amount of bacteria that passes into four foods (watermelon, bread, buttered butter and gummy candies) thrown on four types of stainless steel. , Ceramics, wood and carpet).

The researchers spread bacteria on the surfaces and measured how many of them switched to food that remained on the surface for one second, 5 seconds, 30 seconds and 300 seconds.

The results clearly showed that bacteria move to all types of foods regardless of the type of surface on which they were thrown or the length of time they were on it.

It was also found that the longer the food came in contact with the surface, the greater the amount of bacteria on it.

However, it turns out that the composition of the food and the surface on which it falls are just as important.

The rate of bacteria on the watermelon was the highest while on the gummy candies the lowest amount was measured.

This is because of the water in the food: the wetter the food, the easier it is for bacteria to enter it.

As for the type of surface, a rather surprising result was obtained: foods that fell on the carpet accumulated less bacteria compared to the ceramic and stainless steel surfaces, perhaps because the contact area was smaller.

So food that falls to the floor, even for a hundredth of a second, will accumulate bacteria on it.

But does this mean that we will necessarily inherit if we eat it?

The answer is not unequivocal, as it depends on the type of bacterium and its concentration, the type of food, the type of surface, and of course the length of time the food is in contact with the surface.

Her bottom line: Are you crazy?

Do not eat from the floor!

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