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Ed Pawlowski Ed Pawlowski is offline
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Default Food on the floor

From another thread there is a discussion about dropping food on the
floor. In a commercial establishment the rule is to toss it. I'm sure
sometimes it is, other times probably not. What do you do at home?

The cleanest kitchen has some contamination on the floor as people walk
through it possibly barefoot, possibly in shoes that have been outside.

Depending on what falls, I'd rinse it and use it. Food that is raw and
will be cooked, I see no problem. Cooked food may be a little harder,
but I'd not toss a $15 steak if it fell. In my life I know I've
ingested a lot of "stuff" and never got sick from it.

How about you?