This has to be the most ridiculous question EVER.
The food can get contaminated for lab equipment, or the food can damage the equipment.
Many labs contain toxic substances. Eating, drinking, or chewing gum would increase the probability that you might ingest a harmful amount of toxic substance.
The only way to be absolutely certain that you will not accidentally consume something dangerous in the lab is to not consume anything at all.
Because items might get contaminated
The word Lab in the terms of science (not the dog) is Laboratory.
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There are several rules and regulations that individuals should obey when working in a science lab. Everything in the lab should be handled as a pathogen. Also, flames and flammable items should be kept separate from each other. No eating or drinking should take place in a lab as well.
Well, the most used name in a science lab is a forecep.
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food, drink, loose hair, contacts (esp. in a chem lab), etc,
Eating, drinking, or playing in the lab can make a mess on your work space, and get you hurt.
The word Lab in the terms of science (not the dog) is Laboratory.
Contaminating or cross-contaminating any evidence being handled in that lab. Additionally: Once defense attorneys get word that eating in the lab is allowed they will use that infomration to sow doubt in jury's minds and call into question EVERY single result ever produced by that lab, now and in the future.
The only way to be absolutely certain that you will not accidentally consume something dangerous in the lab is to not consume anything at all.
A science lab.
Chemicals in the lab might contaminate the food - causing poisoning. The food might contaminate an experiment - making the results invalid.
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You could get told off by the teacher. More important than that, often chemistry labs involve chemical fumes which shouldn't be inhaled. Chewing gum opens the mouth and takes in much more chemicals than is necessary.
Thomas Edison allowed people to visit his lab.