Hurricane Center
After the Storm: Safety, Cleanup, and Recovery
Food Safety: Preventing Food-Borne Diseases
- The Department of Health advises that individuals should not eat any food that may have come into contact with contaminated water from floods or tidal surges.
- Commercially prepared cans of food should not be eaten if there is a bulging or opening on the can or the screw caps, soda pop bottle tops or twist-caps.
- Undamaged, commercially canned foods can be saved if you remove the labels and then disinfect the cans in a bleach solution. Use ¼ cup of bleach in one gallon of water; re-label the cans including expiration date and type of food. Assume that home-canned food is unsafe.
- Infants should be fed only pre-mixed canned baby formula. Do not use powdered formulas prepared with treated water. Use boiled water when preparing formula.
- Frozen and refrigerated foods can be unsafe after a hurricane. When the power is out, refrigerators will keep foods cool for only about four hours. Thawed and refrigerated foods should be thrown out after four hours.
After the Storm
Hotline
The Osceola County Hurricane Hotline number is 407-742-0000. It is activated when needed, regardless of the current or planned EOC activation level, for citizens who have specific questions or need to speak with an Osceola County representative.
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