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When your home loses power, due to a severe or extreme weather event, deal first with the biggest safety issues: bringing light to the dark, staying warm and dry, and providing food to yourself and your family.<\/p>\n

Prolonged power outages can be dangerous when dealing with food safety. Keeping perishable foods at a safe temperature is a must. When food temperatures exceed 40\u00b0F, bacteria start to grow, and foods begin to become unsafe.<\/p>\n

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When the power and your refrigerator goes out, special food safety measures must be taken. Knowing how to determine if food is safe and how to keep food safe will help minimize the potential loss of food and reduce the risk of foodborne illness.<\/p>\n

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    Before a Power Outage<\/h3>\n
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    • Purchase one or more coolers.<\/strong> Purchase one cooler for drinks and snacks and another for perishable food. The drink cooler will be opened and closed a lot, which lets hot air in and causes the ice to melt faster.<\/li>\n
    • Gel Ice Packs.<\/strong> A cold cooler for perishable food is essential. If you plane to use a cooler, pack them with several inches of ice or frozen gel-packs. Store food in watertight containers to prevent contact with melting ice water.<\/li>\n
    • Stock shelf-stable foods. <\/strong>Shelf-stable food is food of a type that can be safely stored at room temperature in a sealed container. <\/span><\/span>Shelf-stable foods, such as canned goods and powdered or boxed milk. These can be eaten cold or heated on the grill.<\/li>\n
    • Purchase a food thermometer.<\/strong> A food thermometer should be a necessity in your kitchen anyway. With these thermometers you can quickly check the internal temperatures of food safely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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