It's been heartbreaking, to see Facebook photos like this from my
friends in Virginia and across the mid-Atlantic these past few days. I hope
everyone’s lives--and air conditioners--are trending toward normal.
I hated being the bearer of even more bad news to the owners
of this house, when I told them they should throw away their wedding cake from
the freezer. It thawed and held well above 40 degrees F overnight or longer.
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| Food Safety Info Sheets |
“No, it doesn’t matter that it was wrapped really well,” I
told her. “Bacteria were already in the cake. It reached a temperature
where the harmful bacteria could multiply rapidly, fast enough to make you and your
husband sick.”
USDA has excellent information to eliminate guesswork on safe
food handling in severe weather. Last weekend was an unpleasant reminder to
have print copies of this sort of resource available. This handy link is useless
without power and smartphones!
VCE has great 1-page handouts from FoodSafetyInfoSheets.com posted on our Food Safety resource page.
Happy 4th!
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