Five foods you should NOT eat after dropping

We’ve all been there. After knocking ourselves up a tasty snack or meal, one slip and part of it is all over the floor.

You quickly grab your now floor-dwelling concoction off the floor and think to yourself: ‘5 second rule. It’s been less than 5 seconds. I can still eat this and I definitely WON’T die’.

According to scientists, we should rethink the ‘5 second rule’ as APPARENTLY bacteria can travel a lot faster in the space of 5 seconds.

Not only should we worry about food we drop on the floor, but we should also question whether we should be eating food we drop on our keyboards (guilty) and desks (guilty again).

Rachelle Williams from the Food Safety Information Council told the Mail Online: “There's no such thing as a 'five second rule.”

She explains: “It's a myth. We definitely do not recommend it.”

If we feel ourselves motivated to eat food we have accidentally sent flying off the plate, then we need to be especially concerned about ‘wet’ foods, explains Williams.

“It all comes down to bacteria. Bacteria relies on moisture to grow, so any wet food is considered potentially hazardous. It's much easier for bacteria to grow on those foods.”

‘Unsafe’ foods

Sausages, chicken or bacon

Cold meats

Fruit

Diary products

Cooked rice or pasta

‘Safe’ foods

Crackers

Nuts

Crisps

Biscuits

Uncooked rice or pasta

Watch this informative video and find out the science behind WHY we should forget the ‘5 second rule’