Three second rule. Is it possible to eat food that has fallen on the floor – Health

The website Healthshots.com talked about the so-called “three-second rule”, when supposedly you can eat food that has fallen on the floor without harming your health, Sports.kz reports.

“This is a popular myth that suggests that food dropped on the floor is still safe to eat if picked up within three seconds. According to this rule, a short contact time between the food and the surface prevents harmful germs or bacteria from being transferred to the food. However, this concept has no scientific basis and is just a myth. In fact, germs can be transferred to food almost immediately after it touches a contaminated surface. Bacteria, viruses and dirt can begin to transfer within milliseconds, no matter how long the food has been sitting on the floor.

The surface also matters. A 2006 study…