Hi! I'm working on a story for southernliving.com about how to get furniture dents out of carpet, and I'm looking for a source in carpet cleaning/care to share their expertise. They must be either national or based in the South. Thank you so much!

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Published on: 10/6/2025

For an upcoming story, I'm looking for professional food safety experts (food scientists, university-level academics, and/or individuals who've worked for government food safety agencies like the FDA, USDA, or the CDC) and professional restaurant chefs to talk about what happens when you run wooden cookware (like wooden spoons and wooden cutting boards) and wooden serving ware (like wooden salad bowls) through the dishwasher. If you would like to contribute, please send the following: FOR FOOD SAFETY EXPERTS: -Your name, location, any degrees/certifications that qualify you to discuss food safety, and your current job/workplace -From a safety perspective, would you ever recommend running wooden cookware/servingware through the dishwasher? Why or why not? -What is the safest way for home cooks to clean and store their wooden cookware/servingware? -What are the potential health/safety concerns associated with improper care of wooden cookware/servingware? Please be as specific as possible. FOR CHEFS: -Your name, location, the restaurant/company where you work and your position -As a professional chef, would you ever run wooden utensils/cookware/servingware through the dishwasher? Why or why not? If your answer is "yes", what type of wooden cookware/kitchenware is safe to clean in the dishwasher? Please be as specific as possible. -What's your most-recommended (and failsafe) way to wash and dry wooden cookware/kitchenware? -From a cooking perspective, what are the biggest downsides to working with improperly-maintained wooden cookware? What problems can arise when wooden spoons/cutting boards/serving bowls/etc. are not cleaned and dried correctly?

Published on: 10/6/2025

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Published on: 10/4/2025

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Published on: 9/28/2025

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Published on: 10/4/2025

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