On Jan 7, 6:09*pm, "Nova" <None> wrote:
> "whirled peas" > wrote in message
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> > A few months ago I talked with the Restaurant Inspector for the County
> > Health Board (aka food cop) about this... He...said that if he ever saw a
> > plastic board with black lines on it he would order it tossed out
> > immediately.
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> What do the black lines mean? *Are the 'black lines' just lines on the
> plastic, or do you mean that score marks on the board are noticeably darker
> than the rest of the board? *What do the 'black lines' mean? *I use a
> plastic cutting board and routinely pour bleach on it and let it 'soak in'
> for a few minutes to be safe, especially after I've cut chicken on it, but
> there are some score marks on it that are darker than the surrounding area.
> I will stop using my cutting board immediately until I know for sure what's
> safe and what isn't.
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> Nova
This may help
http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=SA...05135132-0700A