{"id":67247,"date":"2019-02-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-food-safety-precautions-during-power-outages\/"},"modified":"2019-02-12T11:02:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T15:02:44","slug":"precauciones-de-seguridad-con-los-alimentos-durante-los-apagones-electricos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/precauciones-de-seguridad-con-los-alimentos-durante-los-apagones-electricos\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety Precautions During Power Outages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SILVER SPRING, Maryland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 12, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0It&#8217;s winter of 2019 and parts of the country are already experiencing extreme weather conditions and power outages. In fact, a power outage can happen at any time, and it can affect the safety of your food.<i>\u00a0<\/i>The <b>U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/b> reminds you that the best way to ensure that food stays safe is to have a plan in place, and to know what food safety precautions to take if a power outage does occur.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgce3cleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgce3cleft\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/819210\/US_Food_And_Drug_Administration_Food_Safety_Power_Outages.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Learn more and watch a video about food safety during a power outage at:<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2369315-1&amp;h=1298563798&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.gov%2FFood%2FRecallsOutbreaksEmergencies%2FEmergencies%2Fucm076881.htm&amp;a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.gov%2FFood%2FRecallsOutbreaksEmergencies%2FEmergencies%2Fucm076881.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies\/Emergencies\/ucm076881.htm<\/a>\u00a0<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2369315-1&amp;h=1433588693&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.gov%2FFood%2FRecallsOutbreaksEmergencies%2FEmergencies%2Fucm076881.htm%23video&amp;a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.gov%2FFood%2FRecallsOutbreaksEmergencies%2FEmergencies%2Fucm076881.htm%23video\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/Food\/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies\/Emergencies\/ucm076881.htm#video<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><b>Be Prepared<i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Plan ahead to keep food safe if the power goes out. <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Use\u00a0a refrigerator and freezer thermometer<\/b>, and check it <i>regularly<\/i> to ensure that the refrigerator temperature is at or below <b>40\u00b0F<\/b> and the freezer is at or below <b>0\u00b0F<\/b>. <\/li>\n<li><b>Plan for ice.<\/b>\u00a0Know where you can get dry or block ice. Make ice cubes and freeze containers of water or gel packs to help keep food cold when there is a loss of power. <\/li>\n<li><b>Keep coolers on hand<\/b>\u00a0to store refrigerated food if the power will be out for more than 4 hours. <\/li>\n<li><b>Freeze refrigerated items<\/b>\u00a0that you may not need immediately and <b>group food together<\/b> in the freezer. <\/li>\n<li><b>Stock your pantry<\/b>\u00a0with a few days&#8217; worth of ready-to-eat foods that do not require cooking or refrigeration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>If the Power Goes Out\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Cold temperatures slow the growth of harmful bacteria, so keeping food at safe temperatures is critical to reduce the risk of foodborne illness. <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed<\/b>\u00a0as much as possible. The refrigerator will keep food cold for about 4 hours, and a full freezer will keep the temperature for approximately 48 hours (24 hours if half full) if the door remains closed. <\/li>\n<li><b>Use ice <\/b>(<b>dry or block, <\/b>ice cubes, and frozen containers of water\/gel packs)\u00a0to keep your refrigerator and freezer as cold as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>When Power is Restored<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Before eating any food after a power outage, check the temperatures inside your refrigerator <i>and<\/i> freezer. <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>If the power was out for no more than 4 hours<\/b>, refrigerated food should be safe as long as the doors were kept closed. <b>Discard any perishable food<\/b> (such as meat, poultry, seafood, milk, eggs, or leftovers) that has been at temperatures above 40\u00b0F for 2 hours or more. <\/li>\n<li><b>If the freezer thermometer reads 40\u00b0F or below<\/b>, food is safe and may be refrozen. If you did not have a thermometer in the freezer, <b>check each package<\/b> to determine its safety; you can&#8217;t rely on appearance or odor. If the food still contains ice crystals or is 40\u00b0F or below, it is safe to refreeze or cook. <\/li>\n<li>Be aware that perishable foods that are not kept adequately refrigerated or frozen may cause foodborne illness if eaten, <i>even after they are thoroughly cooked<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact: Media: 1-301-796-4540\u00a0 Consumers: 1-888-SAFEFOOD (toll free)<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg374bleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg374bleft\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/585467\/US_Food_and_Drug_Administration_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo\u00a0&#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2369315-1&amp;h=4272822832&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F819210%2FUS_Food_And_Drug_Administration_Food_Safety_Power_Outages.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F819210%2FUS_Food_And_Drug_Administration_Food_Safety_Power_Outages.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/819210\/US_Food_And_Drug_Administration_Food_Safety_Power_Outages.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2369315-1&amp;h=3280083872&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F585467%2FUS_Food_and_Drug_Administration_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F585467%2FUS_Food_and_Drug_Administration_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/585467\/US_Food_and_Drug_Administration_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">SILVER SPRING, Maryland<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 12, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0It&#8217;s winter of 2019 and parts of the country are already experiencing extreme weather conditions and power outages. In fact, a power outage can happen at any time, and it can affect the safety of your food.<i>\u00a0<\/i>The <b>U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/b> reminds you that the best way to ensure that food stays safe is to have a plan in place, and to know what food safety precautions to take if a power outage does&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comida-y-bebida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}