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Birthdays and birthday parties are joyous times to celebrate with loved ones, especially whendelicious cakeis involved.
So… how much spit can you expect on a birthday cake?
Simply put, Craig says that the question is hard to answer with a precise numerical value.
a food safety expert and corporate director of technical training and consulting atMicrobac Laboratories
Either way, its a lot more aerosolized liquid coming out of you than you think.
Either way, its a lot more aerosolized liquid coming out of you than you think.
Spit aside, how bad is the transmission of bacteria when blowing out birthday candles?
When candles are blown out, spit is inevitably transferred… but also bacteria.
The amount of bacteria measured was1,400 percenthigher than the control sheet of icing sans candle blowout.
Yes, all this talk about spit loads and bacteria transfers sounds far from appetizing.
With that, he gives us the green light toavoidthinking about it too hard.
For reference, we can still transmit bacteria each and every day from simply talking.
If youre booed up, kissing will inevitably yield the same effect.
a food safety expert and corporate director of technical training and consulting atMicrobac Laboratories
But its not like youll automatically start to fear talking or kissing because of this, right?
Its all gross if you think about it too hard, Craig notes.
With that, he gives us the green light toavoidthinking about it too hard.
Its not terribly high risk in most cases, he confirms.
You may also want to think twice under similar circumstances.
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