Dropped food, what's your time limit?

Question

If you drop dry food on the ground what's your rule for it still being safe to eat.

ohshee · Accepted Answer

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In our day we didn't know what indoors were because we were out side all day long we came home for lunch and dinner you could hear the whistle 1/2 mile away that meant it was time for dinner.. you would walk in the house and hear the same thing everyday. Where have you been you are filthy. We would be covered in dirt our hair sticking up and out like we were in a hurricane and five natural disasters dirt has natural vitamins LOL in it is good for you you take somebody for my generation to the generation today and I'm still more healthier than a younger kid that has it been indoors all his life
I used to get yelled at for being dirty I told you not to get dirty LOL as if that was going to happen now I make a living at it

I have two rules the brush-off rule if it brushes off I'm eating it
And that is anybody looking rule if nobody saw me drop it and I can brush it up I'm eating it LOL little bit of dirt not going to hurt anybody I keep my floors pretty clean though but it is what it is if I'm hungry I'm going to eat it so I'm going with the 5 second rule

Lliam · Accepted Answer

It depends what it is and what kind of surface it landed on. I'm not germophobic, so I'm not overly cautious. But it partially depends on how badly I want to salvage the item.

So, if I drop a piece of toast and it lands on the kitchen floor buttered side down, I ain't eatin' it. The same goes for anything with a sticky or absorbent surface that I can't brush off or wash. And nope if the surface it lands on is obviously dirty or moist.

If I drop something like a piece of bread and pick it up right away, I'll pick it up, inspect it, maybe brush or blow it off, and eat it.

If I drop something hard like a cookie or chip (crisp, in your language), I don't care if it's been there for 10 minutes.

And I may eat certain hard, dry things like, for example nuts, even if I don't know how long they have been there. I might taste them cautiously. But if the taste and texture is fine, I won't worry about germs. I can imagine finding an M&M between the cushions of my sofa and eating it. LOL

wheresmrcunnunglis · Accepted Answer

if it drops on the floor, I consider it gone. If it drops on the counter or stove and said counter or stove has been freshly cleaned and wiped down. Which I normally do right before I cook then its fair game and is going straight in my mouth, haha.

BipBipLeddus · Accepted Answer

Well, in most instances I would never... But dry food, on a dry, hard surface that I know is clean... I MIGHT if it's something I really want to eat.

Guy13 · Answer

Depends where I am:
-Thailand/Cambodia: tAnts 🐜 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜 move quicker than me.
-NE USA: doves/pigeons quicker than I am.
-Down South: I don’t feel like getting in a brawl with Canadian goose over a sideways spilled 16oz can of Pepsi.

My Home 🏡: Peanut Butter Girl Scout cookies, 2 weeks under couch…didn’t even look for spider web or dust ball. The only reason I vacuum every two weeks is to find Peanut butter M/M (s) that got away.

Mom’s House 🦃 : “if a tree falls and no one is in the forest to see it, did it fall at❓. 🙃

AviatorTom · Answer

Assuming the floor is extremely dirty and the food can be picked up immediately (ex: it's not a loaded with sauce), I eat it if I can pick it up in less than 15 seconds.

Yes, I know, most nutritionists and medical personnel will tell you bacteria and other germs from the floor will infect the food and make you sick after just one second, but why waste good food just because it hit the floor?

DJB72 · Answer

It depends where I am. If I'm cooking I just wash it and add it to the pot. If I'm cooking for someone else zero, but probably because I worked in the industry for a while ages ago.

And my dog's reflexes are not as fast as mine. At least, not since he was cremated...

DryGermanGuy · Answer

A time limit like that is really one of the dumbest ideas. What food dropped on what surface, is the only valid question. You can drop an apple on the hard floor, pick it up the next day, wipe it off and eat it. I once spilled a bag of hard pretzels beside the sofa. Two hours later I noticed them, picked them up and ate them. But I would never eat dropped soft or moist food!

Genie23 · Answer

The moment it touch the ground or even kitchen platform (even though I clean the kitchen platform every day more than once), I'll put it in the dustbin. I can't eat food that's been dropped on the ground even if it was cleaned few minutes ago. 😣

Aerissa_Jade · Answer

Having a dog, I never see any food hit the ground. I don't even notice that I dropped anything, cause she catches it before it hits the ground.

JustiReno · Answer

Dry or wet? Big difference? I wouldn’t eat ice cream off the floor but I dropped some kale on the floor this morning and put that shit back in the blender

bean2k21 · Answer

Imagine if squirrels never ate food off the ground.

DonkeyDan · Answer

If I dropped it al home then I'm ok for a good 10 seconds as my ocd clean floors are ok, elsewhere it no longer exists as far as I'm concerned.

Anonymous · Answer

A few seconds if I’m the one eating it.. I consider it practice for my immune system. It would depend on where I dropped it though. If I’m making food for others I would not serve it if it hits the floor, not even for a few seconds.

HighlyVolatile · Answer

Depends on the food and the floor. If it's like a face-down pizza maybe 14 hours if it's on a hard surface and I don't find any hair or anything in it.

musicbrain5 · Answer

I would say 5 seconds, but it’s usually gone before I’ve realized something fell because the dogs grab it.

Киттйлинк · Answer

only rule is if I just cleaned the floor I know it's clean. that's the only exception. OR if I'm actually starving then it doesn't matter

SnakeBoop · Answer

depends where it is. outside/at other places, its just "gone" and inedible. my house, 5 seconds XD

ItsMeElliana · Answer

lets say. a one second rule. as long as the floor is clean sure. if its dirty af, no.

MCheetah · Answer

Over ten seconds. Unless it falls in actual dirt or sand, I don't care. I'm gonna eat it.

Mark987 · Answer

5 second rule lived it with my whole life.. also depends what fell on the floor lol

Likes2drive · Answer

Five second rule unless I have a dog around then he’s quicker

England4eva · Answer

Probably not as covid is still here, just not as talked about.

MTC29 · Answer

Zero.  From the floor directly to the trash.

Midnight_Kiss · Answer

Five second rule as long as it's still clean when picked back up

IsoUser · Answer

My Pitbull/Boxer gets any dropped food that is safe for him to eat he eats better than most people do anyway Lol he gets 15lbs chicken and 10lbs lean hamburger plus Grain Free dog food every month.

thatkendy · Answer

I just rub it against my cothing it's something like candy, for sandwiches i don't eat it anymore.

Phoenix98 · Answer

As long as the floor is clean I'll probably still eat it. Food cost money after all.

Cuminginside · Answer

If are there were fire ants on the floor she was still trying to eat the food.

Godsvengeance · Answer

With current inflation and soaring food prices, the time limit had to be increased

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Depends on how sticky or dry the food is. It would be weird if i lick the floor if i drop the soup before 5 seconds

OddBeMe · Answer

Depends on: 1) what it is 2) how much of it I have left 3) how drunk I am 4) what time it is 5) how hungry I am

Anonymous · Answer

i use my dogs food bowl to hold ketchup when i eat fries. have eaten donuts out of dumpsters and also eat asshole.

jahaims · Answer

No set time. Depends on the food and location it is dropped.

TsAubreyKate · Answer

When I was little and dropped my food my pa would tell me to eat it because the dirt was extra protein

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

10 seconds. Gives me time to berate myself for dropping food!

Guido · Answer

I have a dog that hovers up any food that hits the floor.

Jupiter1 · Answer

Inside a household with a pet or several pets, forget it!

Sour-rose · Answer

5 seconds on any thing, but if it's an M&M...:P

NathanDavis · Answer

NOPE... none el diablo already licked it...

Anonymous · Answer

if i drop food on the floor, nope, not gonna eat it. however if i drop something on a table/counter (only in my house, not outside) and i know it is clean, then i’ll eat it

Msputiton · Answer

Once it hits the floor, it's done

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

I would say a 5-second rule

Subarugirl · Answer

Depends on where it's dropped

Ninania · Answer

Depends on the ground.

exitseven · Answer

It depends on the last time I vacuumed.

BobbyC65 · Answer

Floor food the best. 💞

Iron_Man · Answer

Zero seconds I don’t eat it

driven159 · Answer

does not matter 0 seconds

clemdenim · Answer

with today's prices i fight the dog for it

KostasKouvalis · Answer

30 second rule

htmndg183 · Answer

None.

TrillXHippy · Answer

No seconds

msc545 · Answer

5 seconds

Kurdistan1991 · Answer

Voted a

jimmy2 · Answer

Come here boy

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