By habit, you buy a friend with a popcorn for two, order water with a lemon and defrost the food at room temperature? Scientists have proved that all this is dangerous to health.
Scientists regularly conduct various experiments, and this time their attention was attracted by widespread eating habits, which it was decided to evaluate for hygiene. The results were shocking, and the public should know about it!
1. Blowing out the candles
The most common tradition in the Birthday - blowing out candles, it is loved by both adults and children. An experiment was conducted: the foam was covered with chocolate, it was decorated with candles and given to volunteers who had full stomachs (which brought the conditions closer to reality). They blew out the candles, and after that, the cakes were analyzed for microbes. The shocking conclusion - the number of microbes on the chocolate coating increased 14 times.
2. Water with lemon
Many in cafes and restaurants order water with lemon, considering it a tasty and useful drink. An experiment was conducted for which a dry and moist slice of lemon was used. The subjects were specifically contaminated with bacteria, and the same was done with citrus tongs. As a result, the experiment showed that 100% of microbes fell into the water from a wet slice of lemon, and only 30% from dry lemon.
3. Alcoholic ping-pong
Young people during parties often play a game like a beer ping-pong. For her on the edges of the table are glasses of beer. Participants stand beside them and try to throw a ball into the glass for playing table tennis. After a successful throw, the opponent must drink a drink. This game is unhygienic and dangerous, because on the balls it was discovered a huge number of microbes that turn into beer.
4. Reusable product package
Who at home has a package with packages, whose collection is replenished after each trip to the store? Scientists have proved that if you use the package for food more than once, it leads to the transfer of bacteria in 99.9% of cases. If it contained meat (even in the packaging!), The risk that the bacteria from it will be on other products, such as vegetables - is huge. It is recommended that you use packages once or have a shopping bag that you have to erase every time you use it.
5. The rule of two seconds
Quickly raised does not count as fallen? I wonder who came up with this rule? It is deceptive! Scientists have determined that in order to fall on food dropped microbes, enough for a tenth of a second, but it is worth noting that the number of microbes depends on the condition of the floor and the product itself. For example, if dry food has fallen on a clean floor, the contamination will be minimal.
6. Dangerous Menu
In public catering establishments, a large number of people can spend a day holding a menu in their hands, and they rarely give in to cleaning. Studies have shown that the number of microbes on the surface of the menu is enormous.
7. Thawing at room temperature
Mistresses, planning a dinner, before leaving for work, get something out of the freezer, so that the food just thawed in the evening. It turns out that such actions are very dangerous, because during the defrosting at room temperature, the number of harmful microbes will grow. In addition, it is believed that this worsens the taste of food. The correct solution is to carry out defrosting in the common compartment of the refrigerator.
8. Common popcorn
Many people during a trip to the cinema, trying to save money, buy one glass of popcorn and eat it together. Scientists have proved that this is a dangerous habit, having conducted an experiment: one participant was deliberately contaminated with bacteria by hands, and he ate a popcorn with another person. As a result, the partner received about 1% of the microbes. This may seem like a small amount, but bacteria can be different and very dangerous.
9. One cutting board
Microbiologists have long proved that there are more microbes on the cutting board than on the rim of the toilet, about 200 times. If you use the board for cutting meat, and for cutting salad, you can catch salmonella and other dangerous bacteria that provoke food poisoning. The right decision is to buy two different boards, and it's better if they are not made of wood.
10. Re-dipping
How often can you see a situation where a person dips food in a sauce, bites off a piece and repeats the action. Studies have shown that this several times increases the number of microbes in the sauce. Scientists say that depending on the ingredients of the sauce, the growth of bacteria is five times higher. All becomes even worse, if a container with a sauce is used by several people at once.