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30 Second Rule

The things they do studies on!

Dropped a tasty sandwich on the kitchen floor? According to new research, you have at least 30 seconds before bacteria from the ground latch onto the bread. That’s longer than the so-called “5-second rule” that grew out of previous experiments in which food was dropped onto tiles contaminated with e-coli. In the new study, two students tested food that had been on the ground at their college’s snack bar and dining hall for five seconds to five minutes. Wet foods, such as apple slices, picked up bacteria in about 30 seconds. Dry foods, such as Skittles candies, could be left for more than one minute. “The five-second rule should probably be renamed,” said Molly Goettsche, a student at Connecticut College. “You actually have a little more time.”

Posted by Ithildin at May 29, 2007 9:02 AM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE