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Prepare Kansas!

Prepare Kansas!
Prepare Kansas!

2016 marks the third annual Prepare Kansas online challenge during the month of September. This year’s theme is food safety. Weekly themes related to food safety will include:

  • What can I do ahead of a power outage?—keeping food safe in an emergency by putting a thermometer in each refrigerator and freezer unit, and foods to have on hand by building an emergency food kit.
  • What can I do as a power outage happens?—finding out where to buy ice/dry ice and supplies; practice using up old emergency food as if in an emergency; and gather items to have ready for an emergency.
  • What can I do after a power outage?—safe food storage in the refrigerator and freezer; how to make a claim for lost food on your homeowner’s insurance policy.
  • What can I do after a flood?—what to do with food in contact with flood water; handwashing after coming into contact with flood water.

For more information, contact Londa Nwadike, lnwadike@ksu.edu; Elizabeth Kiss, dekiss4@ksu.edu; or Jamie Rathbun, jrathbun@ksu.edu.

https://blogs.k-state.edu/preparekansas/

About Karen Blakeslee

The Rapid Response Center was formed in 1995 as a resource for Kansas State University Research & Extension Agents. Resource topics included Food Science, Human Nutrition, Food Service, Textiles, Home Care and other consumer topics. Since that time, the Center has grown to be of valuable assistance to Kansas State University Extension Specialists in those areas.

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