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blubluh
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I don’t know why one would assume that the oil used on wooden cutting boards comes from pigs.

Oils most commonly recommended for wood items that come in contact with food – like cutting boards – are:

1 – White mineral oil, a petroleum derivative

2 – Pure beeswax – Rav Dovid Heber states that it’s kosher

3 – Coconut oil

4 – Carnauba, from palm tree

5 – Tung oil (no, not tongue), from Tung tree, bad for

those allergic to nuts

6 – Linseed oil (raw, not boiled), from flax plant

7 – walnut oil

8 – Shellac or lacquer, which is a secretion of the lac insect and Rav Dovid Heber quotes Rav Moshe as holding that it is no different than honey in this respect and is a kosher product.