article_snippet.sent: The five-second rule, which has been cited to justify picking up everything from a salt and vinegar chip to an assortment of cold cuts, is not as sure-fire as many snackers would surely like it to be.
article_snippet.sent: Experts have largely dismissed the almost magical powers surrounding the five-second rule, but said what type of food and where you drop it does come into play.
article_snippet.sent: There's no such things as a 'five-second rule',' Food Safety Information Council spokeswoman Rachelle Williams told Daily Mail Australia. '
article_snippet.sent: Potato chips and nuts fall into the 'maybe' area of the five-second rule .
article_snippet.sent: Sausages should never be picked up - five-second rule or not .
highlights_snippet.sent: Five-second rule dubbed a myth by food health industry experts .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: 'We definitely do not recommend Five-second rule,' Food Safety Information Council says .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: However, what food you drop and where you drop Five-second rule has an impact on risk .
  