Health officials encourage Minnesotans without power to follow
food safety advicePower outages from recent storms may cause
foods to become spoiled and cause illness if eaten, according to
officials from the Minnesota Department of Health. To prevent
illness, officials encourage Minnesotans without power to follow
basic food safety advice. Power outages from recent storms may
cause foods to become spoiled and cause illness if eaten,
according to officials from the Minnesota Department of Health.
To prevent illness, officials encourage Minnesotans without
power to follow basic food safety advice. "Do not trust your
eyes or sense of smell to determine if food has gone bad," said
Assistant Commissioner of Health Aggie Leitheiser. "Food may be
unsafe to eat, even if it doesn't look or smell bad. The old
adage applies: when in doubt, throw it out." The department
provides the following food safety information and advice to
people without power: • Keep refrigerator and freezer doors
closed as much as possible to ma