For my current event this week, I decided to do an article called “Study’s 5-second rule results disputed“. This article is from the Newsla website and was published online on April  7th 2014. It is about how in some ways the five second rule is true and in some ways it has no affect at all. It is true that the faster you pick up your dropped food from the floor, the less bacteria it will come up with. But still, every second counts. The different surfaces that the food is dropped on also played a roll in the amount of bacteria that ends up on the  food before you end up eating it. They also found out that the

“study contradicts earlier research at Clemson University. Scientists at Clemson tested how fast a bacteria called Salmonella Typhimurium made its way from flooring surfaces to bologna and bread. It happened instantly, the researchers found.”

Basically if you drop a piece of food on the ground you shouldn’t eat it under any circumstances. Also the longer the food states on the floor, the more bacteria accumulates on the food. Therefore if you must eat something after dropping it on the floor, pick it up as fast as possible.

I think that if you drop something on the floor, you should just be safe and pick it up and throw it away. My classmate Autumn thinks “That is really nasty to think of all the bacteria that gets on your food but the less is better.” The author seemed to not have a bias, but just stated the facts.