Rejected petition Increase the 5 second rule to 10 seconds

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I feel due to the terrible state of the economy at the moment, it would be favourable for everybody that the '5 second' rule (applying to food dropped on the floor) be increased to 10 seconds.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 28 October 2013
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