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What can i safely do with the food that went through a flood
Discard:
Meat, poultry, fish and eggs
Fresh produce
Jams/jellies sealed with paraffin
Home canned foods
Commercial glass jars of food or beverages including "never opened" jars with waxed cardboard seals such as mayonnaise and salad dressing, corks, pop tops, or peel-off tops
All foods in cardboard boxes, paper, foil, cellophane or cloth
Spices, seasonings and extracts
Opened containers and packages
Flour, sugar grain, coffee and other staples in canisters
Cans dented, leaking, bulging or rusted
Save:
Undamaged commercial canned goods are safe if sanitized
To sanitize cans, first mark contents on can lid with indelible ink. Remove labels. Paper can harbor dangerous bacteria. Then wash cans in a strong detergent solution using a scrub brush. Finally, immerse containers for 15 minutes in a solution of 1 teaspoon chlorine bleach per quart of room temperature water. Air dry before opening.
Sanitize dishes and glassware the same way. To disinfect metal pans and utensils, boil them in water 10 minutes. Discard wooden spoons, plastic utensils, baby bottle nipples and pacifiers.
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