Many of us have reassured ourselves with the ‘five second rule’, but bacteria can transfer almost immediately – and sticks around for hours You drop a piece of cucumber on the floor. Do you immediately throw it in the bin or reassure yourself of the age-old “five-second rule” and reckon it’s fin...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/15/is-it-true-that-you-have-five-seconds-grace-after-you-drop-food-on-the-floor)

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