There has been some controversy as to the safety of using wood vs plastic cutting boards in the kitchen. Dr. Dean O. Cliver, Professor Emeritus at the University of California Davis researched the safety of wood vs plastic cutting boards and published his findings in a report "Plastic and Wood Cutting Boards". Here is an exerpt from that report:

"We believe, on the basis of our published and to-be-published research, that food can be prepared safely on wooden cutting surfaces and that plastic cutting surfaces present some disadvantages that had been overlooked until we found them."

Based upon his research, wooden cutting boards appear to be completely safe to use in the kitchen!

To read the entire report, click here.