On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 01:09:04 -0800, Nova wrote:

> "whirled peas" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Nova

i'd be more worried about eating the bleach than the germs, but a low
probability of harm in either case.

your pal,
blake