Food Safety Guidelines for Power Outages and Emergencies
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Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Summary
This article from FoodSafety.gov provides guidance on food safety during power outages and emergencies. It includes a detailed reference chart showing which foods (meat, poultry, seafood, salads, gravy, stuffing, broth, lunchmeats, hot dogs, bacon, sausage, dried beef) should be discarded after a power outage, and which can be safely kept. The content covers how to keep food safe before, during, and after emergencies such as floods, fires, natural disasters, or power loss.
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· 5 pulledRaw or leftover cooked meat, poultry, fish, or seafood; soy meat substitutes - Discard
Thawing meat or poultry - Discard
Salads: Meat, tuna, shrimp, chicken, or egg salad - Discard
Gravy, stuffing, broth - Discard
Lunchmeats, hot dogs, bacon, sausage, dried beef - Discard
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