The 5 second rule is just wishful thinking bacteria can attach to food as soon as it hits the floor.
Baby sick from eating off floor.
The first few times your baby grabs food off her high chair tray and throws it on the floor you laugh pick it up smile and say in your gentlest voice no throwing honey.
But it s not a problem.
Should you eat food that s fallen on the floor.
Put the dog outside.
No it s never a good idea to eat food that has been dropped.
There s more food on the floor and wall than in your baby s mouth.
From a food safety standpoint if you have millions or more cells on a surface 0 1 is still enough to make you sick.
Germs from inside your house are ones that your son s already been exposed to especially if he does most of his playing on the floor.
I think if something falls on the floor on your home and you want to pick it up and eat it i don t think you re going to get sick he says.
Yet people will freak out of.
They crawl and play on the floor a they put toys in their mouth.
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While you shouldn t encourage this baby behavior you don t need to take drastic measures to prevent him from eating off the floor or panic if you re unable to intercept it.
You can t stop it.
And foods with wet surfaces like an apple slice pick up bacteria even more easily than things like a cookie.
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If your baby is 6 to 24 months old and has a temperature higher than 102 f 38 9 c that lasts longer than one day but shows no other signs or symptoms contact the doctor.
So even while the possibility of getting sick is still slim if you have a compromised immune system don t take any chances by eating food that s been on the floor dawson says.
It also offers more opportunity to model healthy eating.
Even food that s.
If your baby is 3 to 6 months old and has a temperature up to 102 f 38 9 c and seems sick or has a temperature higher than 102 f 38 9 c contact the doctor.
There may be an ick factor.
Should you eat food that s fallen on the floor.