This video looks into the truth behind the myth of the 5-second rule — the belief that if you drop food on the floor, it is safe to eat it within 5 seconds after it is dropped and is considered contaminated after 5 seconds.

This video was made by Health Science 4DM3 students: Beth Cohen, Prateik Murali, Saloni Patel and Vicky Verma.

Copyright McMaster University 2018.

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References:

Brogan, R. (2018). What Are Germs?. Kidshealth.org. Retrieved 12 February 2018, from [ Ссылка ]#

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Kusumaningrum, H. D., Riboldi, G., Hazeleger, W. C., & Beumer, R. R. (2003). Survival of foodborne pathogens on stainless steel surfaces and cross-contamination to foods. International journal of food microbiology, 85(3), 227-236.

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Miranda, R. C., & Schaffner, D. W. (2016). Longer contact times increase cross-contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from surfaces to food. Applied and environmental microbiology, 82(21), 6490-6496.

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