THE 5 SECOND RULE:

Dr. Roy M. Gulick, chief of the division of infectious diseases at Weill Cornell Medical College declares that the 5 second rule should become the zero second rule.  Eating food dropped on the floor increases exposure to risk for ingestion of bacteria and subsequent gastrointestinal disease.  There are bacteria on the floor and will immediately cling to the food once contact is made.  In a study, salmonella on flooring was tested, by dropping bologna on the floor for 60 seconds.  More than 99% of bacteria was transferred immediately.  As few as 10 salmonella bacteria can cause gastroenteritis. GROSS!!!