It’s time to retire the five-second rule
Bacteria jump quickly onto dropped food
![peanut butter and jelly sandwich face down on the floor](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/092316_LS_five-second-food_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
DON’T EAT THAT Wet foods that fall on the floor pick up bacteria quickly, a new study suggests.
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Bacteria jump quickly onto dropped food
DON’T EAT THAT Wet foods that fall on the floor pick up bacteria quickly, a new study suggests.
Mark Deibert/iStockphoto