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Caring for food in a power outage! 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends taking the following steps during and after weather emergency:

Never taste food to determine if it is safe.

Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain the cold temperature.

The refrigerator will keep food safely cold for about 4 hours if it is unopened.  A full freezer will hold the temperature approximately 48 hours (24 hours if it is half full) and the door remains closed.

Food can be safely refrozen if it still contains ice crystals or is at 40 degrees F or below.

Get block ice or dry ice to keep your refrigerator and freezer as cold as possible if the power is going to be out for an extended period of time.

Discard refrigerated perishable food such as meat, poultry, fish, soft cheeses, milk, eggs, leftovers, and deli items after 4 hours without power.

Please talk to us about a special endorsement avalaible on a Homeowners Insurance Policy that will cover food spoilage.