date:Sep 19, 2016
e cases. In almost all cases, the longer the food sat on the surface, the greater the number of microorganisms on the food.
Watermelon was the food with the highest and fastest transfer rate. The authors of the study hypothesized that this was because of it being moist and a flatter surface.
Surprisingly, carpet transferred the least amount to all four foods.
The 5-second rule was not totally debunked. Time does matter, unless the food is wet, then there is no time, only contaminated matter.