Did you know your chopping board could cause food poisoning

The chopping board is one of the items with the highest risk of cross-contamination, which nutritionists explain happens when one is using a single chopping board for meat and vegetables [Courtesy]

Food poisoning is a food-borne illness in which patients suffer diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Unknown to many, one of the biggest causes of food poisoning happens to be one of the most used of household items — the chopping board in your kitchen.

Erick Ngereso, a dietician at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi says the illness occurs when “food stays out too long at room temperature and becomes a breeding ground for harmful pathogens” including bacteria, viruses, parasites and other toxins.