Food safety and power outages

Some foods that have not been kept under temperature control for some time may not be safe to eat.

This may include:

• cooked meats
• dairy products
• cooked pasta and rice
• cooked meals with meat, fish or eggs
• prepared salads
• vegetables and fruit
• seafood.

They must be thrown out - if it hasn’t been done already.

The basic rule is ‘if in doubt, throw it out’.

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Information in Eastside Kriol

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