Food In Bathroom Halacha

One may not eat in a bathroom. May one enter food into a bathroom?[2] It is customary to avoid entering food into a bathroom. [3] However in a time of need one may do so if the bathroom is clean.

[4] If the food is covered in a bag: Some [5] write that one may enter food into a bathroom if the food is covered by a bag, or the like, from all sides. May one fill a bathtub with ice and drinks in. If wrapped food was brought into the bathroom it is still permissible to eat it when outside the bathroom again.

If one has food in one's pocket and has no where to leave it one may enter the bathroom with it in one's pocket. The Tzitz Eliezer (14:2) writes that there is no source that Ru'ach Ra'ah affects food that was brought into a bathroom. In addition, he proves this is the case from the Be'er Heitev (OC 3:2) who writes that one may not eat in a bathroom, but does not mention any restriction about bringing food into.

Is one allowed to take food into the bathroom? I heard that the prohibition is only on the type of bathroom used years ago. One who must bring food into the restroom, such as if one has a candy in his pocket and has nowhere to place it, may do so when it is covered inside one's pocket and the like but not when it is uncovered. If uncovered food was brought into the restroom, if it can be washed off with water three times, one should do so.

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Question: Does food stored in bathroom have the ruach ra? Answer: Preferably food should not be stored in a bathroom. If it was stored or brought into the bathroom, the opinion of many poskim is that it is permitted to eat. Best wishes Sources: Maharam Brisk 1-10, Chemed Moshe 2-98 (1), M'bais Levi - Inyonei Y:D pg.

100, Teshuvos V'hanhagos 1-11, 2-4, Yalkut Yosef siman 3- 23, Rivivos V. QUESTION: Is it permitted to eat food or drink that was mistakenly brought into a bathroom? DISCUSSION: Although eating in the bathroom is forbidden, (19) we do not find that the poskim expressly prohibit bringing food into a bathroom. The Halacha Berura rules likewise in this scenario that we are not concerned for a blessing in vain here.

Clearly though, one should only recite the "Al Netilat Yadayim" blessing when one intends to eat at least a Kebeitza or 54 grams of bread upon returning from the restroom, for if not, one would not recite this blessing in any case, as.