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Re: Another UL dies, plastic verus wood cutting boards.

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From: baylor
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 17:42
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In article <1k7egfINNpcb@fido.asd.sgi.com>, jojo@sandman.asd.sgi.com (jojo Wesener) writes:
>I recently read a report on a study which came to the conclusion
>that wood cutting boards were better than plastic cutting boards.
>Studies using salmonella and other harmful bacteria showed that
>when the bacteria was left on wood boards overnight, the bacteria would
>die.  When the same bacteria was left on plastic boards overnight, the
>bacteria counts would increase.

Except that if you were concerned about cleanliness, you'd
wash the boards rather than let them set out overnight.
Dishwasher-safe plastic would be better than wood.
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