I bought these to replace an old pair that was getting dull and was starting to get some rust spots.  The previous generation of these scissors came apart so you could clean food out of them - these don't seem to have that feature.  I used the old ones for cutting chicken and I don't think I will use these for that purpose because I would be afraid of not being able to adequately clean them.  Too much trouble to return so I will just use them for herbs and lettuce.