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Report: Halloween masks full of bacteria, germs

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By ABC7
Friday, October 25, 2013
PHOENIX

An investigation by a Phoenix TV news station discovered that Halloween masks are crawling with germs and bacteria.

About a dozen rubber masks were swabbed and tested.

They found everything from mold to fungus.

Doctors recommend soaking masks in rubbing alcohol before wearing them.

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