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by Alex Balk
Eating dropped food poses a risk for ingestion of bacteria and subsequent gastrointestinal disease, and the time the food sits on the floor does not change the risk.
Spoilsport Dr. Roy M. Gulick, chief of the division of infectious diseases at Weill Cornell Medical College, throws cold water on the "five second rule." @ 11:30 am
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