Think Twice before making all those cute items with Pallets

Since being on pinterest I have seen all these cute ideas using pallets for home interiors. One of the cutest ones I saw was how to turn a pallet into a garden .. similar to this . I work in the retail industry and see the " behind the scenes warehouses in a large retail chain ( I wont say which ) and in my day to day I started noticing how nasty the pallets looked . Some had mold on them, some smelled really badly .. Some came out of the freezer with spoiled milk on them to only go sit out in the hot Texas sun . Its enough to make ya go " humm". So I decided I should look into the safety of pallets before I made anything from them. That is where my concerns were confirmed ! I found a couple really good articles . I would like to say this .. make up your own mind, however it does not take a lot of common sense that you dont need to put something that is chemically treated in your home for your family to breathe or make something out of it to grow food in .
The following links are the articles/blogs I found that were very helpful..

When Trends Attack
Why you should NOT be using Pallets in your home interiors
The Truth about Pallet Blog

Take a look and happy reading . Be safe !