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Food Safety and Emergency Power Failure

During a power outage, it is important to keep cold and frozen foods cold by moving them to the freezer or insulating them with blankets. Foods should be eaten within 4 hours if they are no longer cold to the touch or refrozen if power is restored and foods are still cold. Hot foods should be eaten within 2 hours of becoming room temperature or thrown away.

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Food Safety and Emergency Power Failure

During a power outage, it is important to keep cold and frozen foods cold by moving them to the freezer or insulating them with blankets. Foods should be eaten within 4 hours if they are no longer cold to the touch or refrozen if power is restored and foods are still cold. Hot foods should be eaten within 2 hours of becoming room temperature or thrown away.

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The most important thing is to try to keep cold and frozen food cold. If food is still cold to touch, less that 5C,
it is safe to use.

Before and after a power failure Try to keep cold and frozen food cold. If food is still cold to touch, less than 5C, it is safe to use. Once cold or frozen food is no longer cold to touch, 5C or above, it can be kept and eaten for up to hours
and then it must be thro!n a!ay or, if it is ra! meat, it should be cooked and eaten.

"at hot food !ithin hours of it being hot or thro! it a!ay. If po!er is restored !hen frozen food is still cold to touch, less than 5C, the food is safe to refreeze.

Things I can do during a power failure #ove food from the fridge to the freezer. If available, put bagged ice under food packages and trays stored in freezers and fridges if po!er failure
lasts more than $ hour.

%lace an insulating blanket over cold or frozen food !here possible. Only open fridge and freezer doors !hen absolutely necessary, this !ill keep the food and air temperature
colder for longer.

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