Like George Costanza on “Seinfield,” many of us have done it - dip a chip into a communal bowl of salsa or stick a veggie into the hummus, bite it and then go for a double-dip. Yes, double-dipping can ...

Picture this: a crowded party, chips and salsa on the table, and someone dips a chip, bites it, then dips again. The collective cringe that follows isn’t just about manners-it’s about germs. But how ...

Enzymes in our saliva can wreak havoc on the textures of starch-thickened foods in a matter of minutes. My daughter eats oatmeal for breakfast—just boiled rolled oats with some sugar and milk. She ...

Double-dipping is socially appalling, but is it microbiologically menacing? A group of researchers set out to find the truth behind this communal culinary crime, putting our snack table sins under the ...

It’s a longtime fact of public life in New York that retirees from government jobs sometimes return to the public payroll as active employees. Given the required approvals, they can collect both ...

Is it true that double-dipping can spread germs? Like George Costanza on “Seinfeld,” many of us have done it — dip a chip into a communal bowl of salsa or stick a veggie into the hummus, bite it and ...