How To Keep Your Food Safe To Eat When The Power Goes Out

Not only should you have nonperishable foods and bottled water, but you also need a plan that covers what to do with food in your refrigerator and freezer.

Storms and power outages often go hand in hand, and as thunderstorms, tornadoes, ice storms and hurricanes get more intense because of climate change, more people are losing electricity more frequently and for longer periods of time. And this can cause many food safety and food insecurity issues.

Matthew Taylor, senior manager of consulting in North America for the Global Food Division at the National Sanitation Foundation, explained that power outages and extended blackouts can cause the foods in your refrigerator and freezer to spoil and become unsafe to eat.