FOOD SAFETY – THE FACTS If FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND are concerned with the suitability of plastic for food contact WHY are schools, hospitals, commercial kitchens allowed to use them? Fact – After consultation with Food Standards Australia New Zealand – Queensland Health and local Government on this matter we have found the following.…
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27 August 2019 Queensland, Australia – In what is believed to be a world first, Fab Slabs Australia has confirmed that their cutting boards are NATURALLY and PERMANENLTY antibacterial. Extensive laboratory tests were conducted on ten-year-old, seven-year-old and brand-new wooden cutting boards, voluntarily submitted by Fab Slabs. Authorities found ZERO bacteria growth. The NATA approved…
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After nearly six weeks away exhibiting at trade shows in Australia and Asia I have learnt a lot about the change in consumer thinking since we started our business more than 15 years ago. When buying a cutting board or course the cost is a factor but more and more people are considering other…
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Yesterday we were filming some Fab Slabs promotional video and one of the questions that my videographer asked was what are the benefits of someone stocking your boards or becoming a distributor? The answer about our cutting boards was quite simple 1. We have a proven great sales record throughout Australia and South…
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About 10 years ago we sold 50 of our camphor laurel cutting boards to a burger bar in Noosa. Hamburgers are put on each board and then a sharp knife is stabbed through the burger and into the timber. This makes it easy for the customers to carry the burgers to their table without burger…
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This year Fab Slabs have been working with celebrity chef Matt Golinski to create a range of boards that are practical, ideal for serving, food preparation and presentation and beautiful in design and feature. We met Matt years ago and he started using one of our Fab Slabs boards back then. Here is what Matt…
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We didn’t always make camphor laurel cutting boards and grazing platters. The Fab Slabs ‘partnership’ started about 30 years ago when Ricky and I used to go to High School together. Back then we used to go fishing and chase girls. We weren’t much good at either. After High School Ricky went to Sydney and…
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Camphor Laurel Antibacterial Cross Cut boards Camphor Laurel cutting boards have been described as Mother Nature’s best food preparation surface because of its naturally antibacterial properties. Not only are they the best surface for chopping and cutting they are also ideal for serving platters. Presenting a grazing platter on a camphor laurel cross cut is…
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Food Safety: Comparing Plastic and Wood Cutting Boards A note from NH: One of our readers introduced me to the interesting research of Dean Cliver from the University of California (Davis), a published expert in food safety and foodborne disease. He published a series of articles on the bacterial dangers inherent in cutting boards and…
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Kitchen tools There are some kitchen tools, such as a sharp chef knife, that are considered to be an absolute must in any kitchen, and there are others that are almost used as an afterthought, but which should be on the must-have list. Cutting & Chopping Boards The humble chopping board is the perfect example…
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