Paul Dawson

professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Clemson University; author of “Did You Just Eat That?”

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If you dunk a chip into a bowl of salsa, bite it, then dunk again, are you spreading your germs all over the communal dip?

Should you avoid double dipping? Truths about germs and food safety

If you dunk a chip into a bowl of salsa, bite it, then dunk again, are you spreading your germs all over the communal dip?

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