Double Dipping? 'Seinfeld' Was Right

February 2, 2008 By SUSANNE M. SCHAFER, Associated Press Writer Double Dipping? 'Seinfeld' Was Right (AP)

This photo illustration shows tortilla chips and salsa, in New York, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008. Professor Paul L. Dawson, a food microbiologist at Clemson University, wondered how bad double dipping might be and posed the question last year to his undergraduate students: Was there any transfer of microbes from mouth to chip and back to the dip? (AP Photo/Liz Schultz)

(AP) -- Keep an eye on the salsa this Super Bowl Sunday: A researcher inspired by a famous "Seinfeld" episode has concluded that double dipping is just plain gross.



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