The truth about double-dipping

Double-dipping might *seem* gross, but what does the science *actually* say about it? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆-𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆: -Dawson P, Han I, Lynn D, Bailey C, Taylor A, Dawson, Martinez R (2015). Bacterial transfer to beverages during drinking games: 'beer pong'. International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2015.067568 -Dawson P, Han I, Lynn D, Lackey J, Baker J, Martinez-Dawson R (2017). Bacterial transfer associated with blowing out candles on a birthday cake. Journal of Food Research 6(4). https://doi.org/10.5539/jfr.v6n4p1 -Dawson P (2020). Person to person transfer of bacteria through food. Medical Research Archives 8(5). https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/2105/193545568 -Micik RE, Miller RL, Mazzarella MA, Ryge G (1969). Studies on Dental Aerobiology: I. Bacterial Aerosols Generated during Dental Procedures. Journal of Dental Research, 48(1) 49–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345690480012401 -Petrović, T and D'Agostino M (2016). Antimicrobial Food Packaging || Viral Contamination of Food 65–79. https://doi.org/10.1016%2FB978-0-12-800723-5.00005-X -Trevino J, Ballieu B, Rachel Y, Danna S, Harris G, Dejonckheere J, Dimitroff D, Philips M, Han I, Moore C, and Dawson P (2009). Effect of biting before dipping (double-dipping) chips on the bacterial population of the dipping solution. Journal of Food Safety 29 (1) 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.2008.00137.x 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 (𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲) 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: -https://qz.com/795359/how-unsanitary-is-double-dipping-anyway -https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-double-dipping-a-food-safety-problem-or-just-a-nasty-habit/ -https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/dining/30curious.html -https://www.vox.com/2014/7/15/5899423/double-dipping-science-bacteria-health -https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/is-double-dipping-bad -https://www.riskyornot.co/episodes/tag/Double+dipping 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿-𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: -Dr. Paul Dawson, Professor in the Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences Department at Clemson University - Dr. Donald Schaffner, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Food Science at Rutgers University MinuteFood is created by Kate Yoshida, Arcadi Garcia & Leonardo Souza, and produced by Neptune Studios LLC. Youtube | https://youtube.com/minutefood TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minutefood_ Twitter | https://twitter.com/minutefood Instagram | https://instagram.com/minutefood_ Facebook | https://facebook.com/minutefood