Choose Granite for cleaner and safer food preparation

In a recent study, granite countertops provided the greatest reduction in bacteria counts of all materials tested! Six countertop surfaces were contaminated with E. coli bacteria, then washed and rinsed using dish soap and "normal and reasonable" cleaning practices.

Source - "The reduction of E. Coli on Various Countertop Surfaces", by Dr. O. Peter Snyder, Jr, PhD, of the Hospitality Institute of Technology and Management, March 1999.