Ohio Department of Agriculture
and
Ohio Department of Health
‘Governor Ted Stieklana ‘ODA Diractor Robert, Bogas
‘ODM Director Alvin D. Jackson, M.D.
Tieutenant Governor Ln Fisher
To: Health Commissioners, Environmental Health Directors, Nursing Directors,
(ODA Food Safety Specialists, and Other Interested Parties
Subject Food Safety During Power Outages
Date: September 16, 2008
Food Safety During Power Outages
If the power Is out for less than 2 hours, then the food In your rfrigerator and freezer will
be safe to consume. While the power is out, keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed
‘as much as possible to keep food cold for ionger.
If the power is out for longer than 2 hours follow the guidelines below:
+ For the Freezer section: A freezer that is half fll wil hold food safely for up to 24
hours. A ful freezer wil hold food safely for 48 hours. D9 not open the Freezer door if
you ean avoid it
+ For the Refrigerated section: Pack milk, other daly products, meat, fish, eggs,
‘gravy, and spollable leftovers Into a cooler surrounded by Ice. Inexpensive Styrofoam
coolers are fine for this purpose,
Use a food thermometer to check the temperature of your foad right before you cook
or eat it. Throw avay any food that has a tempereture of more than 40 degrees
Fahrenhelt.
For guidelines on when to save, and when to throw aut food during a power outage the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided the following information
below:
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