Tile Warehouse has surveyed the UK public to determine who abides by the five-second rule, and how its perceived differently across the country. This so-called rule says food is OK to eat if you pick it up in five seconds or less. <\/p>\n
Results have revealed that the threat of contamination isnt stopping Brits from eating fallen food, with almost six in 10 (59%) agreeing that they would still eat food that had touched the floor. Of those who agreed, one in six (16%) preferred to only leave food for four to five seconds, following the favoured rule's steps. <\/p>\n
Just over 1% claimed that they would eat food left on the floor for up to one minute. Even more shockingly, one in 20 people (5%) claimed that they would eat the food no matter how long it had been left on the floor.<\/p>\n
The study found that women (56%) were less likely to eat food off the floor than men (61%). It seems that generational divides also extend to the five-second rule, with millennials (aged 24-42) the most likely to leave food on the floor the longest.<\/p>\n
Members of this generation gave seven seconds as the average amount of time they would comfortably leave food on the floor before eating it. A closer look at the regions found that those in Scotland were likely to leave food on the floor for the longest amount of time with an average of 10 seconds.<\/p>\n
In second place was Greater London, with residents admitting they would leave their food on the floor for a maximum of six seconds at a time. The research was conducted by Censuswide among 2,000 general consumers aged 18 and over in May 2022.<\/p>\n
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