alt Hacker NewsRead through their "industry advice" section and thought this interesting:
> If you chop something on a plastic cutting board (because wood cutting boards are outlawed in commercial kitchens, apparently), test before and after chopping.
Who banned wood cutting boards from kitchens and for what purpose? I did some digging and some sources cite that neither FDA nor USDA strictly ban wood cutting boards, but individual state health departments are often strict on commercial kitchens that use wood instruments. I get concerns of wood being porous and all, but with the alternative being I have to ingest shavings from the plastic cutting board with every meal... Maybe it's time for a paradigm shift.
The only recall our cheese ever had was through a 3rd party who was cutting our cheese on a wooden cutting board which was contaminated with listeria. Really kinda annoying, since we have absolutely no control over that, and it's hardly good brand optics.
Wood is very hard to clean.