Power Outages and Food Safety

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July 9, 2024

Long term power outages lasting hours to weeks can be much more inconvenient than short term outages lasting seconds or minutes. It is important to know what to do with perishable foods when long-term outages happen.

Disaster Preparedness Power Outages and Food Safety

Primary Author:

University of Illinois

Hazard:

Power Outage

Focus:

Phase:

Preparedness

Institution:

University of Illinois

Program Area:

Extension FCS

Content Type:

Fact Sheet

The EDEN website receives support from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture under NIFA/USDA Agreement No. 2023-37623-40794

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Power Outages and Food Safety

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The EDEN website receives support from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture under NIFA/USDA Agreement No. 2023-37623-40794

Southern University Ag Center uses “JAGriculture” to teach disaster preparedness education

2026 EDEN Annual Conference Call for Poster Abstracts

1890 EDEN Advisory Group casts vision for 2026 and beyond

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