Hygiene in the kitchen is of interest to everyone and if one aspect of this can be achieved with natural materials then it has got to be an improvement!

According to T&G Woodware there is good research to back up why 'Wood is one of the safest products to be used in the kitchen'

 

 So, did you know that.....

 

�� Some recent studies from United States Of America University show that wooden surfaces have properties that remove bacteria without the use of bleach or cleaning products.

 

�� After spreading serious bacteria such as salmonella & listeria on 9 wooden, 4 plastic and rubber surfaces the results spoke for themselves.

 

�� Only 3 minutes after applying them the bacteria level dropped by up to 99.9% on wood, whereas it didn’t change on the other surfaces.

 

�� Left overnight at room temperature, the bacteria had completely disappeared from the wood but had multiplied on the plastic.  

Chopping boards, spoons, spatula and many wooden articles are used in the preparation of the food. There are natural mechanisms with the structure of these wooden utensils that seem to inhibit the growth of bacteria. Even the antibacterial chemical used in polypropylene boards is an extract from trees.

 

The two reports that cover this analysis are available from T&G Woodware. Please write to: Marketing, T&G Woodware Ltd, Old Mill Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7BX
or email: marketing@tg-woodware.com