This article was originally published on Thursday, October 24, 2013 and is only presented for historical purposes. The information below may no longer be relevant or accurate.
How dirty are Halloween masks? MCC's fearless Biotechnology Professor, Stan Kikkert, investigates the germ factor for 3 On Your Side:
Also appeared in other news outlets, including:
http://now.msn.com/halloween-masks-covered-in-germs-college-instructor-says
http://www.ibtimes.com/halloween-mask-youre-wearing-could-be-teeming-bacteria-1437036
and Channel 5 did their own version:
http://www.kpho.com/story/23812110/beware-of-halloween-masks-on-store-shelves