Kind of a weird paint question.....

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Backstory= I have a cutting board w/a tile insert that I absolutely adore.However, the wooden base of it is massively ugly and I would like to paint over it.

So my question is....are there any "food safe" paints out there??

I was thinking that even if there were not then perhaps I could paint it and find a "food safe" finish to apply over the painted area???

Any help here would be greatly appreciated!Thanks.:)