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Double‑dipping is when a person takes a bite of food and then returns the partially eaten item to a shared dip, such as a carrot in hummus or a tortilla chip in salsa. The practice can transfer bacteria from the eater’s mouth into the communal dip. Those bacteria could potentially cause illness for others who later consume the dip. The concern focuses on the hygiene risk posed by this behavior.

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