That's the reasoning behind people recommending wooden cutting boards over plastic. Supposedly, bacteria just stick in the little crevices made by every cut in

That's the reasoning behind people recommending wooden cutting boards over plastic. Supposedly, bacteria just stick in the little crevices made by every cut in a plastic board and remain there, while they end up dessicated or absorbed by wooden cutting boards. I think people already have a habit of washing down fresh fruits and vegetables because they're assumed to be dirty to some extent. I think when people eat things from a plastic package, they assume it to be sanitary. Most people probably aren't washing down chip bags before opening them and sticking their hands inside. They probably aren't doing it with wrapped apples either.