A cutting board is one of those mundane items you don’t pay much attention to. But you use it almost every day - whether it’s to slice bread, chop vegetables, prepare meat, grate cheese, or anything ...

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The thought that wooden cutting boards hold bacteria longer may not be true—in fact, the plastic cutting board in your kitchen could be doing more harm than good, an expert told Newsweek. Chemical ...

Plastic chopping boards can release over 70 million microplastic particles annually into food and wastewater Microplastics are being detected in human blood and organs, raising serious health concerns ...

Wood vs. plastic cutting boards: Which one to use is a quandary for many people, especially as we approach the holidays and spend more time in the kitchen. Food safety experts used to warn against ...