The cleanliness of cutting boards is a long-debated food safety issue, given that both wood and plastic — the most common cutting board materials — can easily harbor bacteria.

A recent study found that plastic cutting boards are a significant source of microplastics, with the potential to expose any one individual to as much as 79.4 million polypropylene microplastics ...

Studies show that plastic cutting boards might cause microplastics to end up in your food. These are the best plastic-free alternatives to try instead.

Your plastic cutting board may be hiding an unseen danger. Find out why this utensil, so common in our kitchens, poses a risk to your health and that of your loved ones. We reveal everything you ...

Plastic cutting boards are one of the most common kitchen essentials that should be avoided at all costs. A doctor reveals an alternative that’s safe to use. Aside from nutritious cooked food ...

Tasha Stoiber, a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, told Yahoo News that she doesn’t use plastic cutting boards out of an abundance of caution. Angelica Parisi – stock.adobe.com ...

One recent study called plastic cutting boards a "potentially significant source of microplastics in human food" and found that a polyethylene chopping board could shed between 7.4 and 50.7 grams ...