Many people follow the “five-second rule,” but science shows the truth is more about safety than timing. Studies have found that food picks up germs as soon as it hits the floor, regardless of how ...

Forbes: A new study found some truth to the “five-second rule,” which suggests it’s safe to consume food that has touched the floor as long as its within the five-second limit. Share this article!

(NEXSTAR) – Uh oh. You just dropped your toast on the floor. It was the last piece, too. And you were enjoying it so, so much. You know where this is going. Since childhood, most of us have been aware ...

A food scientist named Paul Dawson recently made the case that the amount of time dropped food can sit on the floor and still be OK to eat is actually zero seconds, not the five (or ten) seconds that ...

It's one of those "rules" that has stood the test of time, but can we really trust it? Many people follow the “five-second rule,” but science shows the truth is more about safety than timing. Studies ...