They were floored by the results. Everyone’s picked up food fast to prevent contamination — but is this method tried and true or merely an old wives’ tale? A Chicago microbiologist has put the ...

(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. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, IL – We’ve all been there—a tasty snack slips from your plate and lands on the floor. It’s frustrating, especially in the middle of a good meal. And in that moment of hesitation, many people ...

“I thought it would be fun for people to know all the little nastiness that we don’t think about every day,” Chicago microbiologist Nicholas Aicher said Getty;howdirtyis/TikTok Nicholas Aicher — ...

With the exception of buttery toast that lands yellow side down, dropped food is good, so long as you pick it up ASAP. At least, that's the conventional wisdom of anyone who subscribes to the ...

(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 ...

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