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Food Safety
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Food Safety during Storm Season Don't let Texas' storm season catch you unprepared! Storms and other natural disasters may cause conditions that affect the safety of your food. If you live in an area where tornadoes, flood, power outages or fires are a problem, plan ahead for proper food storage and safety. Following these tips can help keep you healthy after the emergency has passed. And always remember: If in Doubt, Throw it Out! Safe Food Is Cool You can reduce the amount of food you'll have to discard after a disaster. Before you need them, buy some freezer-pack inserts. Then keep them frozen. Plan where to purchase dry ice and develop an emergency freezer-sharing plan with someone in an unaffected area. Safe Food after A Tornado Consider all water in the area unsafe until tested and drink only approved or chlorinated water. Check foods and discard any containing particles of glass or slivers of other debris. Discard canned foods with broken seams, dents, leaks or other flaws. Safe Food after A Flood Floodwater may carry silt, raw sewage, oil or chemical waste. If fresh, frozen, refrigerated, commercially packaged or home-canned foods have been in contact with floodwater, discard them. Undamaged canned goods and commercial glass jars of food are safe if you sanitize the containers before opening for use. Safe Food after A Power Outage Discard meat, poultry and seafood, dairy products, eggs and mayonnaise if they've been kept over 2 hours at above 40 degrees F. Prepared dishes containing these products should also be discarded. You can refreeze thawed foods that contain ice crystals or feel cold (less than 32 degrees F). Safe Food after A Fire Generally, saving food that's been in a fire is just not a good idea. Food that's been exposed to fire can be compromised by three factors - the heat of the fire, smoke fumes and chemicals used to fight the fire. Food in cans or jars may appear to be OK, but if they've been close to the heat of the fire, they may no longer be edible. |
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