How to get rid of tiny black spots on white plastic cutting board?

Question

When I looked in the dishwasher this morning after it ran overnight, I noticed an amount of tiny flecks on the white plastic cutting board I have, on both sides of the surface. After taking it to the sink, no amount of scrubbing is getting them out!

-What is it?

-How do I get them out?

-Can I still use it?

Without a picture I don't think this is answerable I'm afraid. — GdD, Jun 30 '17 at 10:02
Sounds like mold, but as other said: we need pictures with sufficient detail. Voting to close as *unclear what you're asking* — , Jun 30 '17 at 11:58
Are there knife grooves or other scratches that the spots are in? If so, it'll be difficult to get out without scraping a think layer off of the cutting board to remove the nooks that things get stuck in. — Joe, Jun 30 '17 at 12:56

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 30 '17 at 14:17

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As has been indicated, pictures would be helpful for this but without one a simple suggestion would be to try bleach. Depending on the size of your board you can submerge the board in a bleach and water bath or get a towel (paper or cloth) soaked with bleach and water and set that on top of the spots and let that sit for a while.

answered Jun 30 '17 at 14:17

Cos Callis

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I don't have bleach but I like the suggestion. – Weckar E. Jun 30 '17 at 14:20
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Perhaps a crazy and irresponsible idea, but would taking a light touch of a blowtorch to it help? – Weckar E. Jun 30 '17 at 14:21
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Fire would be unlikely to do anything good for your board. – Cos Callis Jun 30 '17 at 14:23
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Please do not use a torch, at best you'll ruin your board, at worst you will get toxic fumes from it. – GdD Jun 30 '17 at 15:10
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@WeckarE. It would smooth out your board but would be very difficult to do well and would probably warp your board too much. – Niall Jul 01 '17 at 07:27

How to get rid of tiny black spots on white plastic cutting board?

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