Plastic cutting boards are prized for their versatility, easy-clean up, and affordable price point. But did you know they can ...

Plastic boards shed plastic every time you use them. Your plastic chopping boards are potentially a large source of microplastics found in food, according to the latest research.

Research has detected microplastics in a range of vital body parts, including the heart and brain. Now, researchers break ...

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 ...

Items, including cutting boards, are still made with synthetic polymers or plastic, thanks to their affordability and—seemingly—durability. As a result, people are inhaling toxins without even ...

In early 2024, news came out about plastic cutting boards being named a “significant source of microplastics in human food” by a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science ...

The debate between wood and plastic cutting boards has been simmering for years, and with Food Safety Education Month upon us, it's the perfect time to revisit the question. Is wood truly better ...

Dean Cliver, an expert in food microbiology at the University of California Davis, was the OG of cutting-board research. In the early 1990s, Cliver, who died in 2011, and his colleagues set out to ...

The average American kitchen is full of objects that release microplastics into food and drinks, whether through plastic cutting boards or the lining of teabags. Microplastics, or fragments of any ...