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Food safety after flood is key - WRAL
When your home is flooded, is the food stored in cabinets and refrigerators salvageable?
It's all about whether the food items came into contact with flood water and how it's packaged. You should never eat food that came into direct contact with flood water and you should get rid of anything that is not in a waterproof container.
The Food and Drug Administration says waterproof containers include undamaged, commercially prepared foods in all-metal cans and "retort pouches," such as flexible, shelf-stable juice or seafood pouches.
When your home is flooded, is the food stored in cabinets and refrigerators salvageable?
It's all about whether the food items came into contact with flood water and how it's packaged. You should never eat food that came into direct contact with flood water and you should get rid of anything that is not in a waterproof container.
The Food and Drug Administration says waterproof containers include undamaged, commercially prepared foods in all-metal cans and "retort pouches," such as flexible, shelf-stable juice or seafood pouches.