Designed for CUTTING BOARDS first! Yes, it can be used as a general purpose scrub brush, but it was designed specifically for food safe wood surfaces. Natural TAMPICO FIBERS offer the perfect blend of stiffness, abrasiveness, and suppleness that no plastic scrub brush can mimic. Made in the USA from beautiful MAPLE. No cheap bamboo, no GLUE, no plastic, no Chinese imported goods. All-natural wood and plant fibers that are FOOD SAFE.