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County of Sierra - FOOD SAFETY RELATED TO POWER OUTAGES

10/11/2019

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With potential electricity shortages facing Sierra County, the County Department of Environmental Health offers the following food safety tips to prevent food-borne illness in the event of power outages:
 Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed. Keep potentially hazardous foods, such as meat or poultry, chilled to 41°F or less.
 Do not place hot or unrefrigerated foods in the refrigerator once the power has gone out. It will raise the temperature inside the unit. Chill food with ice baths as needed. Any foods that were prepared prior to the power outage that were not rapidly cooled should be discarded.
  •   If the freezer is not full, group packages together. Without power, a full freezer will keep everything frozen for about 2 days. A half-full freezer will keep food frozen 1 day.
  •   If you have advance warning of a power outage and if the outage is anticipated to last more than 4 hours move foods that must be refrigerated to the freezer as space will allow.
  •   If necessary, use block ice or bagged ice for supplemental cooling.
  •   Keep meat and poultry items separated from other foods so if they begin to thaw, their juices will not drip
    on to other foods.
  •   Discard any thawed food that has risen to room temperature and remained there for two hours or more.
  •   Some facilities may need to arrange for temporary refrigerated storage units during a prolonged power
    outage. (e.g. mobile units/trailers).
  •   Kitchen ventilation units will shut off during power outages. Be advised that there have been reports of smoke, heat and grease emissions setting off alarm and fire suppression systems.
    When the power comes back on, all potentially hazardous foods must be evaluated for proper temperatures. Bacteria can multiply rapidly on potentially hazardous foods that have been at room temperature for more than 2 hours. Thawed foods that are at 41F or below should be used as soon as possible. Do not refreeze thawed foods. Cook foods to proper temperatures to ensure food safety. When in doubt, throw it out!
    Cooking Temperatures
FOOD
MINIMUM INTERNAL COOKING TEMPERATURE

Ground Meats
155F

Pork
155F

Poultry and stuffed meats
165F

Eggs
145F
For more information on food handling, call the U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline at (800) 535-4555, weekdays, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, (EST) or www.usda.gov
Please be advised that a power outage increases the risk of food borne illness and food preparation should cease until power is fully restored. Permitted food facilities with questions regarding food safety should contact Sierra County Environmental Health at (530) 993-6716, fax at (530) 993-6790 or email at envhealth@sierracounty.ca.gov. 

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