Myths about '10-second rule' can kill you

Millions of people have long believed in the " 10-second rule ": consider food to be eaten if it only falls to the floor briefly, no more than 10 seconds. However, according to the researchers, this is a dangerous mistake and a third of us are making our health face the risk of " silent assassin " by eating dirty food.

Food falling to the floor should be discarded immediately.(Artwork: Corbis)

Researchers are particularly concerned about the risk of food contaminated with harmful bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella . Such types of bacteria adhere to food immediately , meaning that any dropped food needs to be thrown away in the trash, regardless of how long they have been exposed to the floor.

A recent survey found that 37% of respondents will eat food that falls to the kitchen floor, while 38% will pick up food falling on the living room floor and continue to " cup ". The investigation team also found that nearly half of us admit to using only deodorant, aroma to clean the room, and 49% only use brushes to clean the house, while both of these They do not kill bacteria.

About the time of cleaning, a quarter of the respondents revealed that they will only clean the house if they smell an unpleasant smell. Meanwhile, 59% of respondents said they would only do it when the house had obvious signs of dirty.

Dr. Lisa Ackerleym, environmental sanitation expert and visiting professor at Salford University (UK) warned that our indifferent attitude towards harmful indoor bacteria is pushing ourselves to face risk of E. coli and Salmonella infection.

According to expert Ackerleym, the most dangerous bacteria in the house are " silent assassins " that we can't see or smell, while they can multiply up to millions of individuals from just one bacterium. alone within 7 hours.

Dr. Ackerley emphasized that cleaning regularly is extremely important. Bacteria and viruses, which are often invisible or smelling by the naked eye, can easily be removed through high-temperature chemical and cleaning products. And to be safe, according to Mrs. Ackerley, people should immediately throw away the beaten food that has fallen to the floor , even though they look almost speckled.