Double Dipping

By: Lindsey Bryant, KARK 4 News

Updated: January 31, 2008

Any good super bowl party will have a bowl of chips and dip and will undoubtedly have people who double dip their chips.

But is taking a bite and then going back in for a second dip, a health hazard or just plain gross?

Scientists say double dipping three to six times in a bowl can transfer as many as 10,000 bacteria from the mouth to the bowl. Salsa picked up the most bacteria, because it tends to be runny, spreading germs more easily throughout the bowl.

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