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Posted on 08 September 2019 at 14:38 HAT
Last update on Sunday, September 8, 2019, 2:40 pm ADT
Did you lose power during Dorian? Are you wondering if your food is still healthy?
Health officials say food can be a health hazard if you stay in your fridge or freezer for several hours during a power outage.
The Nova Scotia Office of Emergency Management has published these helpful tips for life and water safety:
- Keep the fridge and freezer doors closed as much as possible.
- Chilled foods are usually safe for four to six hours. Keep the refrigerator door closed as much as possible.
- Frozen foods in a fully-stocked freezer remain frozen for up to two days. Food in a freezer, which is half full, is kept for about a day.
- Most foods with visible ice crystals and temperatures below 4 ° C (40 ° C) can be re-frozen or cooked safely.
- Try to consume cooked perishable foods as soon as possible after they have been prepared.
Floods can also affect food security. If you find flooding:
- Contaminated food wrapped in paper, plastic cloth, fiber or cardboard should be discarded.
- All food containing screw caps, pressure caps and pushers must be discarded.
- Only sealed, unopened, undamaged, hermetically and commercially sealed metal pots or jars may be considered safe if they have been cleaned and disinfected before opening.
After a flood, the well water can be contaminated with bacteria and chemicals that can make you sick:
- If your well has been flooded, do not use the water in your well to drink, clean or bathe.
- You should keep away from your well pump if your house is flooded because of the risk of electric shock.
- If the water is not safe, you should use bottled water or boil or sanitize the water for cooking and cleaning.
Source: Nova Scotia Emergency Office
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