It is a fairly common custom to consume food that has fallen to the ground after lightly cleaning or blowing on it. Now, is it safe or are we putting our health at risk?
At some point, most people have had this doubt. Therefore, below we are going to analyze why you should not ingest any product that has come into contact with the soil.
There are microorganisms present in the soil
Although we are not able to see them, there are millions of living microorganisms that inhabit the soil. Some are human pathogens, while others are harmless. However, when food comes into contact with the ground it fills with these living organisms.
For this reason, a perfect breeding ground is created for those pathogens to colonize its surface. In the case of ingesting the product, we will be introducing a lot of harmful elements into the body that could cause infections.
An example of this type of bacteria is E.coli, present in some types of contaminated meat and in the intestine. Certain strains of this genus can trigger severe gastrointestinal pathologies, as detailed in an article published in the Brazilian Journal of Microbiology.
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